Curriculum

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He graduated in Theology (Rome, 1966-68) and was ordained as a priest on 18th March 1967. He also studied Palaeography and Diplomatics in the Vatican (1966-68) and graduated in Archivistics and Biblioteconomy (1966-68), in Business Management and Computing (Santiago, Madrid: 1972, 1973) and restoration of books and documents in the 'Institute Vatican restauro dei libri per ill' (1967). He was the private secretary of the Archbishop of Compostela (1972-74), creator and director of the Diocesan Historical Archive of Santiago (1969-96, 2005-), Episcopal Delegate for Documentary and Bibliographic Heritage of the Diocese of Santiago de Compostela (1975-1994), coordinator of the Pope's visits to Santiago (1982 and 1989), member of Central Board of the First Centenary of the Foundation of the Spanish Pontifical College in Rome (1989-92), responsible for the Institutional Relations of the Archbishop of Santiago (1984-1994), prothonotary apostolic (5th May 1999), private secretary of the cardinals-archbishops of Santiago de Compostela and Madrid (19879-2005), private secretary of the president of the Spanish Synod, general coordinator of the 2^nd World Meeting of the Ecumenical Council of the Church (Santiago, 1993), editorial secretary of ‘Compostellanum’ (1974-79), member of the executive committee of the ‘Asociación de Archiveros de la Iglesia en España’ (1975-81) and vice-president of ANABAD Galicia.