consecration coat_of_arms birth_date title image_size image name ordination consecrated_by predecessor birth_place type ordained_by previous_post appointed religion see article_title birth_name
20 december 1987 coat of arms of braulio rodriguez plaza.svg 24 january 1944 archbishop of toledo primate of spain 200px braulio rodríguez plaza.png braulio rodríguez plaza 3 april 1972 mario tagliaferri antonio cañizares llovera aldea state del fresno , community of madrid , spanish bishop vicente enrique y tarancón bishop of salamanca -lrb- 1995 -- 2002 -rrb- archbishop of valladolid of -lrb- 2002 -- 2009 -rrb- osma-soria -lrb- 1987 -- 1995 -rrb- bishop 16 april 2009 roman catholic toledo braulio rodríguez plaza
 braulio rodríguez plaza
braulio rodríguez plaza

braulio rodríguez plaza -lrb- 24 january 1944 -rrb- is a spanish catholic prelate , the current archbishop of toledo and therefore primate of spain -lrb- and thus a candidate for the cardinalate -rrb- since his appointment by pope benedict xvi on 16 april 2009 , which was pope benedict 's 82nd birthday .
-lsb- http://212.77.1.245/news_services/bulletin/news/23717.php?index=23717&lang=en#nomina%20dell’arcivescovo%20di%20toledo%20 -lrb- spagna -rrb- -rsb- he previously served as archbishop of valladolid from 2002 .
rodríguez plaza was born in aldea del fresno , community of madrid , and now in the diocese of getafe .
he studied in the seminary in madrid , obtaining a licentiate in theology at the comillas pontifical university .
he was ordained priest on 3 april 1972 and was appointed as pastor of two rural parishes , vice parish priest in san miguel de carabanchel and then parish priest in san fulgencio , a large parish in madrid , and then became a formator at the major seminary in madrid .
after spending two years in jerusalem , he received there a degree in sacred scripture at the biblical school .
on 6 november 1987 he was appointed bishop of osma-soria , receiving episcopal consecration on 20 december .
he obtained a doctorate in biblical theology from the faculty of burgos .
on 12 may 1995 he was transferred to the diocese of salamanca .
on 28 august 2002 he was promoted to the metropolitan see of valladolid .
he is a member of the standing committee of the spanish bishops ' conference .
he received the pallium from pope benedict on 29 june 2009 , the feast of saints peter and paul in rome .
-lsb- http://212.77.1.245/news_services/press/vis/dinamiche/b0_en.htm] in february 2010 , archbishop plaza received media attention when he dismissed a priest in the toledo diocese as a result of accusations of prostitution .
