- Enrique Reig y Casanova
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See=Toledo|Enrique Cardinal Reig y Casanova (
20 January 1858 -20 August 1927 ) was a Cardinal of theRoman Catholic Church and was former Archbishop of Toledo and Primate of Spain.Enrique Reig y Casanova was born in Valencia,
Spain and was educated at the diocesanSeminary of Valencia.Priesthood
He was ordained in 1886 in Valencia. He worked in the
diocese ofAlmeria from 1886 until 1901 doing pastoral work and as a faculty member of its seminary as well as serving as its chancellor, andvicar general . He was transferred to theArchdiocese of Toledo where he served from 1901 until 1914 as anarchdeacon and canon of the cathedral chapter and its vicar general. He was createdProtonotary apostolic on22 March 1903 . He was theAuditor ofSacred Rota ofMadrid in 1904. and wasRector of theUniversity of Madrid .Episcopate
He was appointed as Bishop of Barcelona on
28 March 1914 . He was promoted to themetropolitan see of Valencia in 1920 and was transferred to the metropolitan and primatial see of Toledo on14 December 1922 .Cardinalate
He was created
Cardinal-Priest of "San Pietro in Montorio " in theconsistory of11 December 1922 byPope Pius XI He died while still in office in 1927.
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