Bishop Leopoldo Eijo y Garay †

Deceased

Bishop of Madrid

Patriarch of West Indies

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
11 Apr 1878		Born	Vigo
27 Dec 1900	22.7	Ordained Priest	Priest of Tui, Spain
28 May 1914	36.1	Appointed	Bishop of Tui, Spain
8 Nov 1914	36.6	Ordained Bishop	Bishop of Tui, Spain
22 Mar 1917	38.9	Appointed	Bishop of Vitoria, Spain
29 Jun 1917	39.2	Installed	Bishop of Vitoria, Spain
14 Dec 1922	44.7	Appointed	Bishop of Madrid, Spain
8 Jul 1923	45.2	Installed	Bishop of Madrid, Spain
21 Jul 1946	68.3	Appointed	Patriarch of West Indies, Spain
31 Jul 1963	85.3	Died	Bishop of Madrid, Spain

a priest for 62.6 years
a bishop for 48.7 years

Principal Consecrator:
José María Cardinal Martín de Herrera y de la Iglesia †
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Bishop Valentín García y Barros †
Bishop Ramiro Fernández y Balbuena †

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Bishop Leopoldo Eijo y Garay † (1914)
José María Cardinal Martín de Herrera y de la Iglesia † (1875)
Juan de la Cruz Ignacio Cardinal Moreno y Maisanove † (1857)
Cirilo Cardinal de Alameda y Brea, O.F.M. † (1832)
Francisco Javier Cardinal Cienfuegos Jovellanos † (1819)
Archbishop Romualdo Antonio Mon Velarde † (1804)
Bishop Agustín Ayestarán Landa † (1772)
Francisco Cardinal de Solís Folch de Cardona † (1749)
Enrique Cardinal Enríquez † (1743)
Pope Prospero Lorenzo Lambertini † (1724)
Pope Pietro Francesco (Vincenzo Maria) Orsini de Gravina, O.P. † (1675)
Paluzzo Cardinal Paluzzi Altieri Degli Albertoni † (1666)
Ulderico Cardinal Carpegna † (1630)
Luigi Cardinal Caetani † (1622)
Ludovico Cardinal Ludovisi † (1621)
Archbishop Galeazzo Sanvitale † (1604)
Girolamo Cardinal Bernerio, O.P. † (1586)
Giulio Antonio Cardinal Santorio † (1566)
Scipione Cardinal Rebiba †

Ordained Priest:
Bishop Adolfo Rodríguez Vidal †
Agustín Cardinal García-Gasco y Vicente
Principal Consecrator of:
Bishop Pedro Pascual Miguel y Martínez, O. de M. †
Benjamín Cardinal de Arriba y Castro †
Archbishop Casimiro Morcillo González †
José María Cardinal Bueno y Monreal †
Arturo Cardinal Tabera Araoz, C.M.F. †
Bishop Jesús Enciso Viana †
Archbishop José María García Lahiguera †
Bishop Juan Ricote Alonso †
Archbishop Pedro Cantero Cuadrado †
Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Bishop Bl. Manuel González y García †
Archbishop Plácido Ángel Rey de Lemos, O.F.M. †
Bishop Matteo Múgica y Urrestarazu †
Bishop Bl. Narciso de Esténaga y Echevarría †
Bishop Albino González y Menédez Reigada, O.P. †
Bishop Nicanor Mutiloa e Irurita, C.SS.R. †
Bishop Inocéncio Lopez Santamaria, O. de M. †
Bishop José Maria Alcaráz y Alenda †
Archbishop Marcelino Olaechea Loizaga, S.D.B. †
Archbishop Luigi Alonso Muñoyerro †
Archbishop José García y Goldaraz †

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