Bishop Antonio Vilaplana Molina

Bishop Emeritus of León

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
28 Feb 1926		Born	Alcoy
18 Dec 1949	23.8	Ordained Priest	Priest
17 Sep 1976	50.6	Appointed	Bishop of Plasencia, Spain
31 Oct 1976	50.7	Ordained Bishop	Bishop of Plasencia, Spain
9 Feb 1987	60.9	Appointed	Bishop of León, Spain
15 Mar 1987	61.0	Installed	Bishop of León, Spain
19 Mar 2002	76.1	Retired	Bishop of León, Spain

Please contact the Bishop through the Diocese of León.

a priest for years
a bishop for years

Principal Consecrator:
Archbishop José María García Lahiguera †
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Bishop Manuel Llopis Ivorra †
Bishop Doroteo Fernández y Fernández †

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Bishop Antonio Vilaplana Molina (1976)
Archbishop José María García Lahiguera † (1950)
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 †

Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Bishop Rafael Sanus Abad
Archbishop Félix del Blanco Prieto

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