Juan Benlloch i Vivó

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His Eminence Juan Bautista Benlloch i Vivó
Archbishop of Burgos
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Burgos
See	Burgos
Appointed	7 January 1919
Term ended	14 February 1926
Predecessor	José Cadena y Eleta
Successor	Pedro Segura y Sáenz
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Ara Coeli (1921–26)
Orders
Ordination	25 February 1888
Consecration	2 February 1902 by Jaime Cordona y Tur
Created cardinal	7 March 1921 by Pope Benedict XV
Rank	Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Birth name	Juan Bautista Benlloch i Vivó
Born	29 December 1864 Valencia, Spanish Kingdom
Died	14 February 1926(1926-02-14) (aged 61) Madrid, Kingdom of Spain
Buried	Burgos Cathedral
Parents	Juan Benlloch i David Carmen Vivó Sabater
Previous post(s)	Titular Bishop of Hermopolis maior (1901–06) Apostolic Administrator of Solsona (1901–06) Bishop of Urgell (1906–19)

Styles of Juan Bautista Benlloch i Vivó
Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal
See	Burgos

Juan Baptista Benlloch i Vivó (29 December 1864 – 14 February 1926) was a Spanish Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Burgos from 1919, who was elevated to the cardinalate in 1921, and who, as Co-Prince of Andorra, composed the text for this country’s national anthem.

Biography[]

Juan Baptista Benlloch i Vivó and his twin sister, Regina Baptista Benlloch i Vivó, were born in Valencia, Spain on 29 December 1864. Joan Benlloch i Vivó studied at its seminary, and obtained his doctorate in theology and in canon law in October 1887. He was ordained to the priesthood on 25 February 1888, and then served as an auxiliary professor at the Valenica seminary and coadjutor in Almàssera, teaching humanities and metaphysics. From 1893 to 1898, Benlloch was pastor of the parish of Santos Juan Evangelista y Bautista in Valencia. He then taught at the seminary of Segovia, where he was also chantre of the cathedral chapter, provisor and vicar general (1899–1900), and vicar capitular (1900–1901).

On 16 December 1901, Benlloch was appointed Apostolic Administrator of Solsona and Titular Bishop of Hermopolis Maior. He received his episcopal consecration on 2 February 1902 from Bishop , with Bishops and serving as co-consecrators, in Madrid. Benlloch was later named Bishop of Urgell on 6 December 1906; in this position, he was also Co-Prince of Andorra and composed the text for its national anthem. His tenure saw his country enter World War I on the side of the Allies, but Andorra was not included in the Treaty of Versailles and officially remained in a state of belligerency until 1957. The French Co-Princes of Andorra during Benlloch's leadership include Armand Fallières and Raymond Poincaré.^{[citation needed]}

Benlloch was eventually advanced to Archbishop of Burgos on 7 January 1919. Pope Benedict XV created him Cardinal Priest of Santa Maria in Aracoeli in the consistory of 7 March 1921. Benlloch was one of the cardinal electors who participated in the 1922 papal conclave, which selected Pope Pius XI. He served as a special envoy of the Spanish Government to the Latin American republics from September 1923 to January 1924.^{[citation needed]}

The Cardinal died in Madrid, at the age of 61. He is buried in the Real Basílica de la Virgen de los Desamparados in Valencia, Spain

External links[]

• Catholic-Hierarchy
• Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church