Francisco Simón y Ródenas
Francisco Maria Primo Simón y Ródenas OFMCap (born October 2, 1849 in Orihuela , Alicante province , † August 22, 1914 in Masamagrell , Valencia province , Spain ) was a Spanish religious and Roman Catholic bishop of Santa Marta in Colombia .
Life
Francisco Simón y Ródenas joined the religious order of the Capuchin for and received in 1875 the sacrament of Holy Orders . Then his order sent him on the mission to Colombia, where he worked in La Guajira .
Pope Pius X appointed him Bishop of Santa Marta on July 5, 1904 . The Apostolic Delegate in Colombia, Archbishop Francesco Ragonesi , ordained him episcopal on October 30 of the same year . Co- consecrator was the Archbishop of Cartagena , Pietro-Adamo Brioschi PIME .
On December 2, 1912, Pope Pius X accepted his health-related resignation and appointed him titular bishop of Echinus .
In the beatification procedure initiated for him, Pope Francis awarded him the heroic degree of virtue on April 3, 2014 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Promulgazione di Decreti della Congregazione delle Cause dei Santi. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , April 3, 2014, accessed January 3, 2020 (Italian).
- ^ Ilustrísimo Señor Fray FRANCISCO MARIA SIMON Y RODENAS (1904-1912). Diocese of Santa Marta , accessed January 3, 2020 (Spanish).
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Rafael Celedón |
Bishop of Santa Marta 1904–1912 |
Francisco Cristóbal Toro |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Simón y Ródenas, Francisco |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Simón y Ródenas, Francisco Maria Primo (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish religious, Roman Catholic bishop of Santa Marta |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 2, 1849 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Orihuela , Alicante Province , Spain |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 22, 1914 |
| Place of death | Masamagrell , Valencia Province , Spain |