Victoriano Guisasola y Menéndez

Victoriano Guisasola y Menendez J.C.D. (21 April 1852 – 2 September 1920) was a Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and an archbishop of Toledo and Primate of Spain.


Victoriano Guisasola y Menéndez
Archbishop of Toledo
Patriarch of Indias Occidentales
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseToledo
SeeToledo
Appointed1 January 1914
Term ended2 September 1920
PredecessorGregorio María Aguirre y García
SuccessorEnrique Almaraz y Santos
Other postsCardinal-Priest of Santi Quattro Coronati (1914–20)
Orders
OrdinationOctober 1876
by Victoriano Guisasola y Rodríguez
Consecration1 October 1893
by José María Martín de Herrera y de la Iglesia
Created cardinal25 May 1914
by Pope Pius X
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Birth nameVictoriano Guisasola y Menéndez
Born21 April 1852
Oviedo, Spanish Kingdom
Died2 September 1920(1920-09-02) (aged 68)
Madrid, Kingdom of Spain
ParentsJosé Guisasola Rodríguez
María Felipa Menéndez Palacio
Previous post
  • Bishop of Osma (1893–97)
  • Bishop of Jaén (1897–1901)
  • Bishop of Madrid y Alcalá de Henares (1901–05)
  • Archbishop of Valencia (1905–14)
Alma materUniversity of Oviedo
MottoLabora sicut bonus miles Christi Jesu
Coat of arms
Styles of
Victoriano Guisasola y Menendez
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal
SeeToledo

Early life and priesthood

Victoriano Guisasola y Menendez was born in Oviedo, Spain. He was the nephew of Victoriano Guisasola Rodríguez, Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela. He was educated at the Seminary of Oviedo where he earned a licentiate in theology and a doctorate in canon law at the University of Oviedo.

He was ordained in 1876 by his uncle. He served as Professor of canon law at the Seminary of Ciudad Real from 1876 until 1882. He was chancellor-secretary to his uncle the bishop of Orihuela from 1882 until 1884. He served as vicar general of Orihuela until 1886.

Episcopate

He was appointed as bishop of Osma on 15 June 1893 by Pope Leo XIII. He was consecrated on 1 October 1893 at the cathedral of Santiago de Compostela by José María Martín de Herrera y de la Iglesia, Cardinal Archbishop of Compostela. He was transferred to the Diocese of Jaén on 19 April 1897. He was appointed in 1899 as a Senator of the kingdom, a post he held until his death. He was transferred to the diocese of Madrid in December 1901. He was promoted to Archdiocese of Valencia on 14 December 1905. He was finally transferred to the metropolitan and primatial see of Toledo on 1 January 1914 by Pope Pius X.

Cardinalate

He was made a cardinal in the consistory of 25 May 1914 but Pius X did not assign him a title before his death; his successor, Pope Benedict XV, made him the Cardinal-Priest of Santi Quattro Coronati (the pope's former title). He received the red biretta from King Alfonso XIII of Spain on June 3 of that year. He participated in the conclave of 1914 that elected Pope Benedict XV. He died in 1920 while still in office and is buried at the chapel of the Seminary of Toledo.

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    Catholic Church titles
    Preceded by
    Pedro María Lagüera Menezo
    Bishop of Osma
    15 Jun 1893 – 19 Apr 1897
    Succeeded by
    José María García Escudero y Ubago
    Preceded by
    Manuel María León González y Sánchez
    Bishop of Jaen
    19 Apr 1897 – 16 Dec 1901
    Succeeded by
    Salvador Castellote y Pinazo
    Preceded by
    José Cos y Macho
    Bishop of Madrid
    16 December 1901 – 14 December 1905
    Succeeded by
    José Maria Salvador y Barrera
    Preceded by
    Bernardino Nozaleda y Villa
    Archbishop of Valencia
    14 Dec 1905 – 1 January 1914
    Succeeded by
    Valeriano Menéndez y Conde
    Preceded by
    Gregorio María Aguirre y García
    Archbishop of Toledo
    1 January 1914 – 2 September 1920
    Succeeded by
    Enrique Almaraz y Santos
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