Enrique Reig y Casanova
Enrique Cardinal Reig y Casanova (born January 20, 1858 in Valencia , Spain , † August 20, 1927 in Toledo ) was Archbishop of Valencia and Toledo .
Life
Enrique Reig y Casanova received the sacrament of ordination in 1886 after studying Catholic theology at the seminary of Valencia . He then worked as a pastor in the diocese of Almería , taught at the seminary there and temporarily held the office of vicar general .
In 1901 he was appointed cathedral canon and archdeacon (vicar general) of the Archdiocese of Toledo. In 1903 he was appointed Apostolic Protonotary , a year later he became auditor at the Ecclesiastical Court of Madrid and rector of the university.
On May 28, 1914, he was appointed Bishop of Barcelona . He received the episcopal ordination on November 8, 1914 by the Apostolic Nuncio in Spain and later Cardinal , Francesco Ragonesi . Co- consecrators were José María Salvador y Barrera , Bishop of Madrid and Jaime Cardona y Tur , Titular Bishop of Sion and Spanish Military Bishop . In 1920 he became Archbishop of Valencia and two years later Archbishop of Toledo. Pope Pius XI took him on December 11, 1922 as a cardinal priest with the titular church of San Pietro in Montorio in the college of cardinals .
Enrique Reig y Casanova died on August 20, 1927 and was buried in Toledo Cathedral.
literature
- Elías Olmos Canalda: Los prelados valentinos. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Instituto Jerónimo Zurita, 1949.
Web links
- Reig y Casanova, Enrique. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed August 13, 2016.
- Entry on Enrique Reig y Casanova on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on August 13, 2016.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Juan José Laguarda y Fenollera |
Bishop of Barcelona 1914–1920 |
Ramón Guillamet y Coma |
| José-María Salvador y Barrera |
Archbishop of Valencia 1920–1922 |
Prudencio Melo y Alcalde |
| Cardinal Enrique Almaraz y Santos |
Archbishop of Toledo 1922–1927 |
Pedro Cardinal Segura y Sáenz |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Reig y Casanova, Enrique |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Reig y Casanova, Cardinal Enrique |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish cardinal and archbishop of Toledo |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 20, 1858 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Valencia , Spain |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 20, 1927 |
| Place of death | Toledo |