Marcelo Spínola y Maestre

Cardinal Marcelo Spínola y Maestre (born January 14, 1835 in San Fernando , Spain , † January 20, 1906 in Seville ) was Archbishop of Seville .

Life

Marcelo Spínola y Maestre received his theological , philosophical and legal training at the universities of Granada , Valencia and Seville. He completed his studies with a degree in canon law and civil law . He then opened a law firm in Huelva and offered free legal advice to destitute citizens.

In 1863 he received the minor orders , followed by the ordination as subdeacon on December 19, 1863. On February 20, 1864 he was incardinated with the ordination of deacons in the clergy of the Archdiocese of Seville . Finally, on March 21, 1864, he was ordained a priest . From 1864 to 1869 he worked as a chaplain in the Archdiocese of Seville, from 1869 to 1871 he was canon of the cathedral chapter of Cádiz . From 1871 to 1879 he worked as a pastor in San Lorenzo, in 1879 he became a canon at the Cathedral of Seville .

In 1880 Pope Leo XIII appointed him . the titular bishop of Milos and auxiliary bishop in Seville. The Bishop ordination received Marcelo Spinola y Maestre by Cardinal Joaquin Lluch y Garriga ; Co- consecrators were Manuel María González y Sánchez , Bishop of Jaén , and Mariano Miguel Gómez Alguacil y Fernández , Bishop of Vitoria . In 1884 Marcelo Spínola y Maestre became Bishop of Coria , where a year later he founded the order of the “Servants of the Divine Heart”. In 1886 the Pope entrusted him with the management of the diocese of Málaga , and in 1895 he entrusted him with the management of the archdiocese of Seville. Marcelo Spínola y Maestre was Senator of the Kingdom of Spain from 1891 to 1894 and from 1898 until his death . Pope Pius X accepted him on December 11, 1905 to the College of Cardinals . Marcelo Spínola y Maestre died in Seville on January 20, 1906.

Pope John Paul II beatified him on March 29, 1987 .

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predecessor	Office	successor
Esteban Pérez Fernández	Bishop of Coria 1884–1886	Luis Felipe Ortiz y Gutiérrez
Juan Muñoz y Herrera	Bishop of Málaga 1886–1895	Balbino Santos y Olivera
Benito Cardinal Sanz y Forés	Archbishop of Seville 1895–1906	Salvador Castellote y Pinazo

personal data
SURNAME	Spínola y Maestre, Marcelo
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Espínola y Maestre, Marcelo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Spanish Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and Archbishop of Seviila
DATE OF BIRTH	January 14, 1835
PLACE OF BIRTH	San Fernando (Spain)
DATE OF DEATH	January 20, 1906
Place of death	Seville