Francisco Vidal y Barraquer
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Francisco de Asís Vidal y Barraquer (Catalan: Francesc d'Assís Vidal i Barraquer, 3 October 1868 – 13 September 1943) was a Spanish Catalan cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Tarragona from 1919 until his death; he was elevated to the rank of cardinal in 1921.
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Quick Facts His Eminence, Church ...
Francisco de Asís Vidal y Barraquer | |
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Archbishop of Tarragona | |
Church | Roman Catholic Church |
Appointed | 7 May 1919 |
Term ended | 13 September 1943 |
Predecessor | Antolín López y Peláez |
Successor | Manuel Arce y Ochotorena |
Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of Santa Sabina (1921–43) |
Orders | |
Ordination | 17 September 1899 by Tomás Costa Fornaguera |
Consecration | 26 April 1914 by Antolín López y Peláez |
Created cardinal | 7 March 1921 by Pope Benedict XV |
Rank | Cardinal-priest |
Personal details | |
Born | Francisco de Asís Vidal y Barraquer 3 October 1868 |
Died | 13 September 1943(1943-09-13) (aged 74) Foyer Saint'Elizabeth, Fribourg, Switzerland |
Buried | Tarragona Cathedral (since 1978) |
Parents | Francisco Vidal i Gimbernat Angelina Barraquer i Roviralta |
Previous post(s) | Titular Bishop of Pentacomia (1913–19) Apostolic Administrator of Solsona (1913–19) |
Alma mater | University of Barcelona University of Madrid |
Motto | Diligite alterutrum |
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Quick Facts Styles of, Reference style ...
Styles of Francisco Vidal y Barraquer | |
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Reference style | His Eminence |
Spoken style | Your Eminence |
Informal style | Cardinal |
See | Tarragona |
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He famously refused to sign the 1937 Collective Letter in which the Spanish Church's hierarchy gave their support to Francisco Franco's forces,[1] and died in exile in Switzerland.