Victoriano Guisasola y Menéndez

Victoriano Cardinal Guisasola y Menéndez

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Victoriano Cardinal Guisasola y Menéndez (born April 21, 1852 in Oviedo , Spain , † September 2, 1920 in Madrid ) was a Spanish clergyman and archbishop of Valencia and Toledo .

Life

Victoriano Guisasola y Menéndez graduated from the University of Oviedo with a licentiate in Catholic theology and a doctorate in canon law . In 1876 he received the sacrament of ordination and became professor of canon law at the seminary of Ciudad Real . From 1880 to 1882 he was secretary to his uncle, the Bishop of Orihuela , who appointed him vicar general in 1884 . From 1886 to 1893 he worked as a canon at the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela .

In 1893 he was appointed Bishop of Osma and received episcopal ordination by José María Martín de Herrera y de la Iglesia , Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela ; Co- consecrators were Manuel Fernández de Castro y Menéndez , Bishop of Mondoñedo , and Valeriano Menéndez Conde , Auxiliary Bishop in Toledo . In 1897 he became Bishop of Jaén , 1901 Bishop of Madrid-Alcalá , 1905 Archbishop of Valencia and 1914 Archbishop of Toledo and Patriarch of the West Indies . On May 25, 1914 he was accepted by Pope Pius X. as a cardinal priest with the titular church Santi Quattro Coronati in the college of cardinals . He received the cardinal's hat from King Alfonso XIII. from Spain. Victoriano Guisasola y Menéndez died on September 2, 1920 in Madrid and was buried in the chapel of the Toledo seminary. In 1916 he was awarded the Grand Cross with Collane of the Order of Charles III. excellent.

Guisasola Menéndez, Victoriano. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed August 11, 2016.
Entry on Victoriano Guisasola y Menéndez on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on August 11, 2016.
Biography of Victoriano Guisasola y Menéndez on archivalencia.org (Spanish)

predecessor	Office	successor
Pedro María Lagüera Menezo	Bishop of Osma 1893–1897	José María García Escudero y Ubago
Manuel María León González y Sánchez	Bishop of Jaén 1897–1901	Salvador Castellote y Pinazo
José Cos y Macho	Bishop of Madrid 1901–1906	José Maria Salvador y Barrera
Bernardino Nozaleda y Villa	Archbishop of Valencia 1906–1914	Valeriano Menéndez Conde y Álvarez
Gregorio María Cardinal Aguirre García	Archbishop of Toledo 1914–1920	Cardinal Enrique Almaraz y Santos
Gregorio María Cardinal Aguirre García	Patriarch of the West Indies 1914–1920	Jaime Cardona y Tur

personal data
SURNAME	Guisasola y Menéndez, Victoriano
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Guisasola y Menéndez, Cardinal Victoriano
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Spanish clergyman and Archbishop of Valencia and Toledo
DATE OF BIRTH	April 21, 1852
PLACE OF BIRTH	Oviedo , Spain
DATE OF DEATH	September 2, 1920
Place of death	Madrid