Eduardo Martínez Somalo
This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Martínez and the second or maternal family name is Somalo.
Eduardo Martínez Somalo (born 31 March 1927)[1] is a Spanish Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.
Chamberlain Emeritus of the Apostolic Chamber
Term ended
Sebastiano Baggio
Tarcisio Bertone SDB
Prefect of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life (1992–2004)
by Luigi Traglia
by Jean-Marie Villot
Created cardinal
(1927-03-31) 31 March 1927 (age 92)
Baños de Río Tobía, Spain
Pontifical Gregorian University
Styles of
Spoken style
Your Eminence
Informal style
Thagora (titular see)
On 5 April 1993 Martínez was named Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church, an office of special importance when the papacy is vacant. He served in that position until his 80th birthday. He was the acting sovereign of Vatican City from the death of Pope John Paul II to the election of Pope Benedict XVI. Martínez retired as Prefect of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life on 11 February 2004. He participated as a Cardinal elector in the 2005 Papal conclave, but he lost the right to participate in future conclaves on his 80th birthday. On his 80th birthday he also ceased to be Camerlengo, and was succeeded in that post by Tarcisio Bertone, who also served as Secretary of State.
^ Profile of Eduardo Martínez Somalo ‹See Tfd›(in Italian)
"Martínez Somalo Card. Eduardo". Holy See Press Office. Archived from the original on 4 September 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
Letter to Cardinal Martínez Somalo from Pope Benedict on his resignation as Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church
Catholic Church titles
Giuseppe Caprio Substitute for General Affairs
5 May 1979 – 23 March 1988 Succeeded by
Paul Mayer Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments
Antonio María Javierre Ortas
Jean Jerome Cardinal Hamer, OP Prefect of Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and for Societies of Apostolic Life
21 January 1992 – 11 February 2004) Succeeded by
Franc Cardinal Rode, CM
Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy Cardinal Protodeacon
29 January 1996 – 9 January 1999 Succeeded by
Pio Laghi
Sebastiano Baggio Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church
Tarcisio Bertone
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