Fernando Quiroga y Palacios
Fernando Cardinal Quiroga y Palacios (born January 21, 1900 in San Pedro de Maceda , † December 7, 1971 in Madrid ) was Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela .
Life
He studied at the seminary in Orense , at the Pontifical University of Santiago de Compostela and at the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome . In Rome he was a seminarian at the Pontifical Spanish College of St. Joseph and was ordained a priest on June 10, 1922 . He finished his studies in 1925. Between 1925 and 1942 he was a pastor in Orense and at its seminary , where he also taught as a professor . In 1942 he was made canon ofAppointed to the cathedral chapter of Valladolid , where he also worked as a pastor and at the seminary.
Pope Pius XII appointed him bishop of Mondoñedo on November 24, 1945 . The Archbishop of Valladolid Antonio García y García gave him on March 24 of next year at the shrine of Gran Promesa del Sagrado Corazon , the episcopal ordination ; The co- consecrators were Francisco José Blanco Nájera , Bishop of Orense and José Souto Vizoso , Bishop of Palencia . He was made Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela on June 4, 1949. On January 12, 1953, Pius XII took him. as a cardinal priest with the titular church Sant'Agostino in the College of Cardinals .
As an apostolic legate , he represented the Pope at the Marian Congress in Manila , Philippines in December 1954. He participated in the 1958 conclave that John XXIII. chose. From 1962 to 1965 he took part in the Second Vatican Council and in its course also in the conclave of 1963 , which Paul VI. chose. The cardinal was President of the Spanish Bishops' Conference from 1966 to 1969 .
He died on December 7, 1971 in Madrid at the age of 71 and is buried in the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela .
Honors
- 1954: Grand Cross of the Order de Isabel la Católica
- 1963: Grand Cross of the Order of San Raimundo de Penafort
- 1966: Grand Cross of the Order of the Infante Dom Henrique
Web links
- Quiroga y Palacios, Fernando. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed August 14, 2017.
- Entry on Fernando Quiroga y Palacios on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on August 14, 2017.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Carmelo Ballester y Nieto CM |
Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela 1948–1971 |
Ángel Suquía Goicoechea |
| Enrique Cardinal Pla y Deniel |
Chairman of the Spanish Bishops' Conference 1966–1969 |
Casimiro Morcillo González |
| Benjamin de Arriba y Castro |
Bishop of Mondoñedo 1945–1949 |
Mariano Vega Mestre |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Quiroga y Palacios, Fernando |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Quiroga y Palacios, Fernando Cardinal |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish bishop and cardinal |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 21, 1900 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | San Pedro de Maceda |
| DATE OF DEATH | 7th December 1971 |
| Place of death | Madrid |