Vicente Casanova y Marzol
Vicente Cardinal Casanova y Marzol (born April 16, 1854 in Borja , Spain , † October 23, 1930 in Saragossa ) was Archbishop of Granada .
Life
Vicente Casanova y Marzol received his philosophical and theological training in the seminaries of Saragossa and Madrid . He received the sacrament of ordination in 1881 and a year later acquired the license to teach Catholic theology at the University of Valencia . He then worked as a pastor in Maluenda and Alfaro in the diocese of Tarazona before he became pastor in Madrid.
In 1907 Pope Pius X appointed him Bishop of Almería , in 1925 Pope Pius XI appointed him . the direction of the Archdiocese of Granada. In the same year the Pope accepted him as a cardinal priest with the titular church Santi Vitale, Valeria, Gervasio e Protasio in the College of Cardinals .
Vicente Cardinal Casanova y Marzol died on October 23, 1930 in Saragossa and was buried in the Metropolitan Basilica of Granada.
Web links
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Santos Zárate y Martínez |
Bishop of Almería 1907–1921 |
Bernardo Martínez y Noval |
| José Meseguer y Costa |
Archbishop of Granada 1921–1930 |
Agustín Parrado García |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Casanova y Marzol, Vicente |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Casanova y Marzol, Cardinal Vicente |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish archbishop and cardinal |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 16, 1854 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Borja , Spain |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 23, 1930 |
| Place of death | Zaragoza |