Enrique Pla y Deniel
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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pla and the second or maternal family name is Deniel.
Enrique Pla y Deniel (December 19, 1876 – July 5, 1968) was a Spanish cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He came from a rich Barcelona family and trained at the local seminary and the Gregorian University in Rome before an early career in journalism and seminary teaching. He took possession of the Salamancan see in 1935. "His seven years in Salamanca, from where he played a crucial role in the construction of General Franco's crusade, were rewarded with elevation to the primatial see of Toledo".[1] He served as Archbishop of Toledo from 1941 until his death, and he was elevated to the cardinalate in 1946 by Pope Pius XII.
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His Eminence Enrique Pla y Deniel | |
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Cardinal, Archbishop of Toledo | |
See | Toledo |
Installed | October 3, 1941 – July 5, 1968 |
Predecessor | Isidro Goma y Tomas |
Successor | Vicente Enrique y Tarancón |
Other post(s) | Previously Bishop of Salamanca |
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Ordination | 25 July 1900 by Bishop José Morgades y Gili |
Consecration | 8 June 1919 by Archbishop Francesco Ragonesi |
Created cardinal | 18 February 1946 by Pope Pius XII |
Personal details | |
Born | (1876-12-19)December 19, 1876 |
Died | July 5, 1968(1968-07-05) (aged 91) Toledo, Spain |
Motto | Fiat voluntas tua |
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Styles of Enrique Pla y Deniel | |
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Reference style | His Eminence |
Spoken style | Your Eminence |
Informal style | Cardinal |
See | Toledo |
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