Carlos Osoro Sierra

Carlos Osoro Sierra (born 16 May 1945) is a Spanish Roman Catholic prelate who has served as Archbishop of Madrid since 2014 and a cardinal since 2016.
He was born in Castañeda in northern Spain on 16 May 1945. He studied at the Escuela Normal and spent time teaching in Santander where its bishop Juan Antonio de Val Gallo ordained him in 1973. He was the vicar general for Santander from 1976 until 1994. He received his episcopal consecration in 1997 when he was named Bishop of Orense. He became Archbishop of Oviedo in 2002 and Archbishop of Valencia in 2009. Pope Francis named him Archbishop of Madrid in August 2014.
On 9 October 2016 Pope Francis announced he would elevate Osoro Sierra to the rank of cardinal in a consistory held on 19 November 2016.
At his elevation, Osoro Sierra was granted the title of Santa Maria in Trastevere.