Benjamín de Arriba y Castro

Benjamín de Arriba y Castro (8 April 1886 – 8 March 1973) was a Catholic cardinal and archbishop.


Benjamín de Arriba y Castro
Archbishop Emeritus of Tarragona
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseTarragona
SeeTarragona
Appointed22 January 1949
Installed1 July 1949
Term ended19 November 1970
PredecessorManuel Arce y Ochotorena
SuccessorJosé Pont y Gol
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of Santi Vitale, Valeria, Gervasio e Protasio (1953-73)
Orders
Ordination14 July 1912
by Rafael Merry del Val y Zulueta
Consecration16 June 1935
by Leopoldo Eijo y Garay
Created cardinal12 January 1953
by Pope Pius XII
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born
Benjamín de Arriba y Castro

8 April 1886
Santa Maria de Peñamayor, Lugo, Kingdom of Spain
Died8 March 1973(1973-03-08) (aged 86)
Quirón Clinic, Barcelona, Francoist Spain
ParentsAntonio de Arriba
Pilar de Castro
Previous post(s)
  • Bishop of Mondoñedo (1935-44)
  • Apostolic Administrator of Mondoñedo (1944-45)
  • Bishop of Oviedo (1944-49)
Alma materPontifical Gregorian University
Pontifical Academy of Saint Thomas Aquinas
MottoTraham eos in vinculis caritatis
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