Cardinal Antonio Cañizares Llovera is a Spanish Roman Catholic prelate born on October 15, 1945, in Utiel, Spain. He was ordained as a priest in 1970 and later became the Bishop of Avila in 2002. Cañizares has held various significant positions within the Catholic Church, including serving as the Archbishop of Toledo and the Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments. In 2014, he was appointed as the Archbishop of Valencia, where he has been influential in promoting Catholic teachings and engaging with the local community. Cañizares is known for his conservative views and has been an advocate for traditional Catholic values throughout his ecclesiastical career.