Antonio Victor Pildáin y Zapiáin
His Most Reverend Antonio Victor Pildáin y Zapiáin | |
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Bishop of Canarias | |
![]() Fortitudo nostra nomen Jesu | |
Archdiocese | Seville |
Diocese | Canarias |
Predecessor | Miguel de los Santos Serra y Sucarrats |
Successor | José Antonio Infantes Florido |
Orders | |
Ordination | 13 September 1913 |
Consecration | 14 February 1937 by Federico Tedeschini |
Personal details | |
Nationality | Spanish |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Motto | Fortitudo nostra nomen Jesu |
Antonio Victor Pildáin y Zapiáin (17 January 1890 - 7 May 1973) was a Spanish prelate of the Roman Catholic church and Bishop of the Diocese of Canarias.[1]
Biography[]
Pildáin was born on the 17 January 1890 in Guipúzcoa in the Basque region of Spain. He studied for the priesthood in Vitoria-Gasteiz and Rome and was ordained on 13 September 1913. On the 18 May 1936, Pope Pius XI named him bishop of the Diocese of Canarias - part of the Canary Islands including the islands of Gran Canaria, Lanzarote and Fuerteventura. He retired from his role in 1966 and died in Las Palmas on 7 May 1973.[1][2]
See also[]
- Diocese of Canarias
- Diocese of Tenerife (the remaining Canary Islands)
References[]
- ^ a b "Bishop Antonio Victor Pildáin y Zapiáin †". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ "Personajes singulares del siglo XX: VI – Antonio Pildain Zapiain, Obispo de Canarias, intransigente con Franco, Pérez Galdós y Unamuno (in Spanish)". Espacios Europeos. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
Categories:
- Spanish Roman Catholic bishops
- Bishops appointed by Pope Pius XI
- 1890 births
- 1973 deaths
- People from Gipuzkoa
- Basque Roman Catholic priests
- Members of the Congress of Deputies of the Second Spanish Republic
- Spanish politicians
- Spanish Roman Catholic bishop stubs