Tour of the CARF Foundation
1989, the beginnings
Centro Académico Romano Foundation was established on February 14, 1989.
The first Board of Trustees established in the deed of incorporation was: Mr. José María Arana Aizpuru as president; Mr. José Alonso Tejada, Ms. Adoración Anderica Díez and Mr. Gregorio Paunero Martí as trustees; Mr. Fernando Sotelo Losada as secretary; Mr. Vicente Picó Amador as director.
The first address was at C/ Manuel González Longoria, 7. In June 1989 it moved to C/ Conde de Peñalver, 9 and in January 1991 to C/ Juan Bravo, 48.
The June 19, 1989 Mr. Ramón Herrando y Prat de la Riva is appointed Patron.
1991, Sedes Sapientiae International Seminar
In 1991, the International Seminary Sedes Sapientiae was established in Rome at the request of the Holy See, in the former Conservatory of St. Paschal Baylon in Trastevere, where 85 seminarians reside.
At December 2000, Mr. Vicente Picó is appointed trustee and secretary of the board of trustees, with Mr. Carlos Velaz Alzuet becoming general manager.
At September 2002, Carlos Velaz passes away. He is succeeded in December of that same year by Francisco de Paula García Pérez. The Board of Trustees became: José María Arana Aizpurua as president; Adoración Anderica Díez, Gregorio Paunero Martín, Fernando Sotelo Losada, Gabriel Álvarez de Toledo Bandeira, Ramón Acín Aguado, and Alejandro Cantero Fariña as trustees; Vicente Picó Amador as secretary.
2003, Tiberino Priestly College
At April 2003, The Tiberino Priestly College opens in Rome, exclusively for priests studying at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross.
At October 2004, Ms. Araceli Cañellas Rosell, Ms. María Consuelo Mesa Casado, Mr. Pedro Pasquín Echánove, and Mr. Constantino Zamorano de la Mata are appointed as trustees, with Mr. Zamorano de la Mata serving as secretary.
At June 2005, The resignation of Mr. José María Arana as president is accepted, and he will remain as honorary president. Mr. Alejandro Cantero Fariña, a trustee since 2002, becomes president. The board of trustees is now composed of: Mr. Alejandro Cantero Fariña as president; Ms. Adoración Anderica Díez, Mr. Gregorio Paunero Martín, Mr. Gabriel Álvarez de Toledo Bandeira, Mr. Vicente Picó Amador, Ms. Araceli Cañellas Rosell, Ms. María Consuelo Mesa Casado, and Mr. Pedro Pasquín Echánove as trustees; Mr. Constantino Zamorano de la Mata as secretary.
At May 2007, Mr. Jesús María Martínez Rojo is appointed as Patron. The Board of Patrons is now composed of: Mr. Alejandro Cantero Fariña as president; Ms. Adoración Anderica Díez, Mr. Gregorio Paunero Martín, Mr. Gabriel Álvarez de Toledo Bandeira, Mr. Vicente Picó Amador, Ms. Araceli Cañellas Rosell, Ms. María Consuelo Mesa Casado, Mr. Pedro Pasquín Echánove, and Mr. Jesús María Martínez Rojo as trustees; Mr. Constantino Zamorano de la Mata as secretary.
At October 2008, José María Arana Aizpurua, president of CARF from its inception until 2005, when he became honorary president, passes away.
In 2009, Mrs. Araceli Cañellas Rosell, a trustee of the Foundation, passed away.
At October 2009, Ms. Blanca Rodríguez Díaz and Mr. David Gómez García are appointed trustees. The Board of Trustees is now composed of: Mr. Alejandro Cantero Fariña as president; Ms. Adoración Anderica Díez, Mr. Gregorio Paunero Martín, Mr. Gabriel Álvarez de Toledo Bandeira, Mr. Vicente Picó Amador, Ms. María Consuelo Mesa Casado, Mr. Jesús María Martínez Rojo, Ms. Blanca Rodríguez Díaz, and Mr. David Gómez García as trustees; Mr. Constantino Zamorano de la Mata as secretary.
At June 2011, Ms. Adoración Anderica Díez, Mr. Gregorio Paunero Martín, Mr. Vicente Picó Amador, and Mr. Jesús María Martínez Rojo are stepping down as trustees. The following individuals have been appointed as new trustees: Mr. José Luis Elías Rodríguez, Ms. Margarita García Pinilla, Mr. Pablo Paunero Quijada, and Mr. Amador Sosa Lora. The Board is now composed of: Mr. Alejandro Cantero Fariña as president; Mr. Gabriel Álvarez de Toledo Bandeira, Ms. María Consuelo Mesa Casado, Ms. Blanca Rodríguez Díaz, Mr. David Gómez García, Mr. José Luis Elías Rodríguez, Ms. Margarita García Pinilla, Mr. Pablo Paunero Quijada, and Mr. Amador Sosa Lora as trustees; Mr. Constantino Zamorano de la Mata as secretary.
At June 2012, Mr. Francisco de Paula García Pérez steps down as director and Mr. Luis Alberto Rosales Araque is appointed.
2012, Altomonte Seminary
At October 2012, The Altomonte Priestly College is inaugurated in Rome, where 70 priests reside while studying at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross.
At September 2013, Mr. Alejandro Cantero Fariña steps down as president, remaining as a trustee and being replaced by Mr. José Enrique Fuster Camps.
At November 2013, Vicente Picó Amador, the Foundation's first director and later patron, passes away.
25th anniversary
At February 2014, marks the 25th anniversary of the founding of the CARF Foundation.
At
2015, there are more than 1,500 seminarians trained in the
Bidasoa International Seminars and Sedes Sapientiae.
At 2019, coinciding with the 30th anniversary of the CARF Foundation, The headquarters are moving from 48 Juan Bravo Street to 45 Conde de Peñalver Street.
At 2022, Enrique Fuster Camps steps down as president and is appointed Mr. Fernando Martí Scharfhausen. Gabriel Álvarez de Toledo Bandeira and Blanca Rodríguez Díaz are stepping down from the Board of Trustees. Andrés Hernando Aboin and Marian Pampillón Olmedo are joining the Board.
At 2024, are celebrated 35 years since the founding of the CARF Foundation and the new corporate identity is unveiled.
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