Enrique Cardinal Almaraz y Santos

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Styles of Enrique Cardinal Almaraz y Santos
Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal
See	Seville

His Most Reverend Eminence Enrique Cardinal Almaraz y Santos S.T.D. (22 September 1847 - 22 January 1922) was a Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and was former Archbishop of Seville. He also held the position of Primate of Spain and therefore Archbishop of Toledo.

Enrique Almaraz y Santos was born in La Vellés, Spain. He was educated at the Central Seminary of Salamanca where in 1876 he was awarded a doctorate in theology.

[edit] Priesthood

He was ordained in the diocese of Salamanca and remained there doing pastrol work. He served as a faculty member of the Seminary of Salamanca and was canon schoolmaster at the cathedral of Salamanca in 1874. During this time he was created Privy chamberlain. He was transferred to Madrid where he was a preacher of the Royal Chamber at the Court of the King. He served as secretary to the bishop of Madrid and was a faculty member of Seminary of Madrid. He was appointed as Vicar capitular of Madrid in April 1886.

[edit] Episcopate

Pope Leo XIII appointed him bishop of Palencia on 18 January 1893 and was consecrated on 16 April. He was a Senator of the Spanish kingdom from 1899-1902. He was promoted to the metropolitan see of Seville on 18 April 1907. He was reappointed as Senator of the Spanish kingdom in November 1907, serving until his death.

[edit] Cardinalate

He was created Cardinal-Priest of San Pietro in Montorio by Pope Pius X in the consistory of 27 November 1911. He participated in the conclave of 1914 that elected Pope Benedict XV. He was transferred to the primatial see of Toledo on 16 December 1920.

Death. January 22, 1922, Madrid. Buried, metropolitan cathedral, Toledo.

Preceded by Salvador Castellote y Pinazo	Archbishop of Seville 18 April 1907–16 December 1920	Succeeded by Eustaquio Cardinal Ilundáin y Esteban
Preceded by Victoriano Cardinal Guisasola y Menendez	Archbishop of Toledo 16 December 1920–22 January 1922	Succeeded by Enrique Cardinal Reig y Casanova