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Albino González y Menéndez Reigada

1881 – 1958

Spanish bishop

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Lived 1881 – 1958 (aged 77). Albino González y Menéndez Reigada was a Spanish catholic priest and catholic bishop.

Albino González y Menéndez-Reigada (Corias, Cangas del Tineo, Asturias, Spain, 18 January 1881 – Córdoba, 13 August 1958) was a Spanish ecclesiastic and the seventh Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Cristóbal de La Laguna and later the Bishop of the Diocese of Córdoba.

Episcopate He was named the bishop of Tenerife on 8 December 1924, by Pope Pius XI.

He was consecrated in Madrid on 19 July 1925. On 10 August 1925 he entered the diocese.

During his pontificate, on 7 June 1941, Cardinal Federico Tedeschini solemnly crowned the Image of the Virgin of Las Nieves, Patron of the Island of La Palma. He expanded the seminary building. He created the Minor seminary in 1944. He ordained 48 diocesan priests. He served the diocese for twenty years until his transfer to the Diocese of Córdoba. -It can be said that in Spain only the Castilian language is spoken, because apart from this only Basque is spoken which, as the only language, is only used in some Basque villages and was reduced to dialect functions for its linguistic and philological poverty.

-And what are the main dialects spoken in Spain?

-The main dialects spoken in Spain are four: Catalan, Valencian, Mallorcan and Galician.This indoctrination manual approved by Franco's Ministry of National Education and with an anti-Semitic and anti-democratic rhetoric, was withdrawn as a textbook in schools from 1945, coinciding with the defeat of the Axis powers.

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Education
University of Salamanca, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Positions held
Bishop of San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Roman Catholic Bishop of Cordoba
Awards
Grand Cross of the Civil Order of Beneficence; Grand Cross of the Civil Order of Alfonso X the Wise; Grand Cross of the Order of St. Raymond of Peñafort
Also known as
Albino González Menéndez-Reigada, Albino González y Menéndez-Reigada

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Albino González y Menéndez Reigada?

Spanish bishop (1881–1958)

When was Albino González y Menéndez Reigada born?

Albino González y Menéndez Reigada was born on 18 January 1881 in Courias.

When did Albino González y Menéndez Reigada die?

Albino González y Menéndez Reigada died on 13 August 1958 in Córdoba.

What was Albino González y Menéndez Reigada's occupation?

Albino González y Menéndez Reigada was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.

What nationality was Albino González y Menéndez Reigada?

Albino González y Menéndez Reigada was Spanish.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Albino González y Menéndez Reigada

· Wikidata: Q16528079

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