Spanish Roman Catholic bishop
In this
Spanish name, the first or paternal
surname is
Marquina and the second or maternal family name is
Corrales.
His Most Reverend
Ángel Marquina y Corrales |
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Archdiocese | Granada |
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Diocese | Guadix |
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Predecessor | Adolfo Pérez y Muñoz |
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Successor | Miguel de los Santos Serra y Sucarrats |
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Ordination | 4 June 1887 |
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Consecration | 7 December 1913 by Prudencio Melo y Alcalde |
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Nationality | Spanish |
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Denomination | Roman Catholic |
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Ángel Marquina y Corrales (8 October 1859 - 1 January 1928) was a Spanish prelate of the Roman Catholic church and Bishop of Gaudix.[1]
Biography
Marquina, the son of a farmer, studied at the seminary of San Jerónimo de Burgos and was ordained a priest on 4 June 1887. He was later rector of the seminary from 1888 until 1898.[2] He was appointed bishop of Canarias (the part of the Canary Islands including Gran Canaria, Lanzarote and Fuertaventura) on 18 July 1913 by Pope Pius X.[3] On 6 September 1922, Pope Pius XI appointed him to be Bishop of Gaudix.[1][2][4]
Death
He died on 1 January 1928 while serving as Bishop in Guadix, Spain.[1]
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