Julián Barrio Barrio

Julián Barrio Barrio (15 August 1946 –) is a Spanish prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the archbishop of the Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela.

Julián Barrio Barrio

Quotes

• The apostolicity that Compostela summarizes is due to the evangelizing breath of the Apostle James, protomartyr among the Apostles. So it is that Santiago de Compostela shines still today as head of Christian Spain and even of the whole of the Hispanic world, opening his radius of influence above and beyond Spanish or Hispanic geography, as attested by the constant flow of pilgrims.
  • Spain Fasting, Giving Alms, Offered for Papal Trip (5 November 2010) Zenit

• Human autonomy has become the greatest value, progress has replaced providence and the role of God, in large measure, has disappeared from consciences. God will never deprive man of his freedom. Acting with a purpose that is contrary to the good of his human nature is not true freedom, as freedom orders him toward the good.
  • Spanish archbishop calls for conversion to overcome crisis (26 July 2011) Catholic News Agency