Enrique Almaraz y Santos

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His Eminence Enrique Almaraz y Santos
Archbishop of Toledo
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Toledo
See	Toledo
Appointed	16 December 1920
Term ended	22 January 1922
Predecessor	Victoriano Guisasola y Menéndez
Successor	Enrique Reig y Casanova
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Priest of San Pietro in Montorio (1912–22)
Orders
Ordination	1874 by Narciso Martínez Izquierdo
Consecration	16 April 1893 by Ciriaco María Sancha y Hervás
Created cardinal	27 November 1911 by Pope Pius X
Rank	Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Birth name	Enrique Almaraz y Santos
Born	22 September 1847 La Vellés, Salamanca, Spanish Kingdom
Died	22 January 1922(1922-01-22) (aged 74) Madrid, Kingdom of Spain
Buried	Toledo Cathedral
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Palencia (1893–1907) Archbishop of Seville (1907–20)
Motto	Bonus pastor animam dat pro ovibus suis
Coat of arms

Styles of Enrique Almaraz y Santos
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal
See	Seville

Enrique Almaraz y Santos S.T.D. (22 September 1847 – 22 January 1922) was a Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and Archbishop of Seville and, later, Archbishop of Toledo and so Primate of Spain.

Early life and priesthood[]

Enrique Almaraz was born in La Vellés, Salamanca Province. He was educated at the Central Seminary of Salamanca where in 1876 he was awarded a doctorate in theology.

He was ordained in the diocese of Salamanca and remained there doing pastoral work. He served as a faculty member of the Seminary of Salamanca and was canon schoolmaster at the cathedral of Salamanca in 1874. During this time he was created Privy chamberlain. He was transferred to Madrid where he was a preacher of the Royal Chamber at the Court of the King. He served as secretary to the bishop of Madrid and was a faculty member of the Seminary of Madrid. He was elected Vicar capitular of Madrid in April 1886.

Episcopate[]

Pope Leo XIII appointed him bishop of Palencia on 18 January 1893 and he was consecrated on 16 April. He was a Senator of the Spanish Kingdom from 1899 to 1902. He was promoted to the metropolitan see of Seville on 18 April 1907. He was reappointed as Senator of the Spanish Kingdom in November 1907, serving until his death.

Cardinalate[]

He was created Cardinal-Priest of San Pietro in Montorio by Pope Pius X in the consistory of 27 November 1911. He participated in the conclave of 1914 that elected Pope Benedict XV. He was transferred to the primatial see of Toledo on 16 December 1920.

He died on 22 January 1922 in Madrid, and was buried in the metropolitan cathedral of Toledo.

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