Manuel Santander y Frutos

Manuel Santander y Frutos (July 4, 1835 - February 14, 1907) was a Spanish monsignor of the Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Havana from 1887 to 1899.

Early life and education Manuel Santander y Frutos was born on June 4, 1835 in Rueda, Valladolid. He obtained his licentiate in Theology in 1857, and his doctorate in 1864.

Priesthood In 1859, Manuel Santander was ordained as a priest in Rueda. Having been ordained as a priest, he taught theology at the Santander Seminary in 1860 and then the Valladolid Seminary in the following years.

On March 17, 1887, he was ordained Archbishop of Havana. The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Cristóbal de la Habana was governed by Santander until he resigned his bishopric on November 24, 1899, when Cuba was lost to Spain.

From 1900 until 1907, he was appointed as Titular bishop of Sebastopolis in Armenia.

Death Manuel Santander died on February 14, 1907.