Enrique Pla y Deniel
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| See | Toledo |
| Title | Cardinal Archbishop of Toledo |
| Period in office | October 3, 1941—July 5, 1968 |
| Successor | Vicente Cardinal Enrique y Tarancón † |
| Previous post | Bishop of Salamanca |
| Created cardinal | February 18, 1946 |
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| Date of birth | December 19, 1876 |
| Place of birth | Barcelona, Spain |
| Date of death | July 5, 1968 |
| Place of death | Toledo, Spain |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
| See | Toledo |
Enrique Cardinal Pla y Deniel (December 19, 1876—July 5, 1968) was a Spanish prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Toledo from 1941 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1946 by Pope Pius XII.
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[edit] Biography
Enrique Pla y Deniel was born in Barcelona, and studied at the seminary there before attending the Pontifical Gregorian University and the Angelicum in Rome. Ordained to the priesthood on July 25, 1900, he completed his studies in 1903 and then did pastoral work in Barcelona, where he also served as a seminary professor, director of several newspapers, and cathedral canon.
On December 4, 1918, Deniel was appointed Bishop of Ávila by Pope Benedict XV. He received his episcopal consecration on June 8, 1919 from Archbishop Francesco Ragonesi, with Bishops Enrique Reig y Casanova and Francisco Mas y Oliver serving as co-consecrators. Deniel was later transferred to Bishop of Salamanca on January 28, 1935.
Pope Pius XII named Deniel Archbishop of Toledo, and thus Primate of the Church in Spain, on October 3, 1941. He was created Cardinal Priest of S. Pietro in Montorio by Pope Pius in the consistory of February 18, 1946. Deniel was one of the cardinal electors who participated in the 1958 papal conclave, which selected Pope John XXIII. From 1962 to 1965, he attended the Second Vatican Council, and sat on its Board of Presidency.
The Spanish cardinal was considered conservative in his views[1]. Although he was a supporter of General Franco (particularly during the Spanish Civil War[2]), Deniel refused to fire a prominent priest from his post as editor of a Catholic Action newspaper after the latter attacked Spain's press censorship[3]; he did, however, privately suspend the priest. Deniel voted in another conclave, that of 1963, which resulted in the election of Pope Paul VI.
Deniel died in Toledo, at age 91. He is buried in the Cathedral of Toledo.
[edit] Trivia
- During the Spanish Civil War, Deniel (then Bishop of Salmanca) offered Franco his episcopal residence as headquarters[4]. He also presided over the marriage of Franco's daughter María[5].
- Pope Paul VI visited the ill Cardinal on the day after his election the papacy[6].
[edit] References
- ^ TIME Magazine. Toward a Change June 22, 1962
- ^ TIME Magazine. Embarrassing Fact March 18, 1946
- ^ TIME Magazine. Shuffle in Spain November 22, 1954
- ^ TIME Magazine. The Roads to Rome January 7, 1946
- ^ TIME Magazine. All in the Family April 17, 1950
- ^ TIME Magazine. The Path to Follow June 28, 1963
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| Preceded by Joaquín Beltrán y Asensio |
Bishop of Ávila 1918–1935 |
Succeeded by Santos Moro Briz |
| Preceded by Francisco Frutos Valiente |
Bishop of Salamanca 1935–1941 |
Succeeded by Francisco Barbado y Viejo, OP |
| Preceded by Isidro Gomá y Tomás |
Archbishop of Toledo 1941–1968 |
Succeeded by Vicente Enrique y Tarancón |
