Casimiro Morcillo González
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Casimiro Morcillo González (born January 26, 1904 in Soto del Real , † May 30, 1971 in Madrid ) was the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Madrid .
Life
Casimiro Morcillo González was ordained a priest on December 18, 1926 . Pius XII. appointed him on January 25, 1943 auxiliary bishop in Madrid and titular bishop of Agathopolis .
He was ordained episcopate on May 9th of the same year by the Bishop of Madrid, Leopoldo Eijo y Garay ; Co- consecrators were the Bishop of Tortosa , Félix Bilbao y Ugarriza and the Bishop of Mondoñedo , Benjamin de Arriba y Castro .
The Pope Pius XII. appointed him Bishop of Bilbao on May 13, 1950 and Archbishop of Saragossa on September 21, 1955 . He attended all the sessions of the Second Vatican Council . Paul VI appointed him Archbishop of Madrid on March 27, 1964.
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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Bishop of Bilbao 1950–1955 |
Pablo Gúrpide Beope |
| Rigoberto Doménech Valls |
Archbishop of Saragossa 1955–1964 |
Pedro Cantero Cuadrado |
| Leopoldo Eijo y Garay |
Archbishop of Madrid 1964–1971 |
Vicente Cardinal Enrique y Tarancón |
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| SURNAME | Morcillo González, Casimiro |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish Catholic clergyman, Archbishop of Madrid |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 26, 1904 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Soto del Real |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 30, 1971 |
| Place of death | Madrid |