Nicolás Rey y Redondo explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:The Most Reverend
Nicolás Rey y Redondo
Church:Roman Catholic Church
See:Roman Catholic Diocese of San Cristóbal de La Laguna or Diocese of Tenerife
Term:1894-1917
Predecessor:Ramón Torrijos y Gómez
Successor:Gabriel Llompart y Jaume Santandreu
Birth Date:February 1, 1834
Birth Place:Burgos-Spain
Death Date:September 5, 1917
Death Place:San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
Previous Post:Priest

Nicolás Rey y Redondo (February 1, 1834, Burgos - September 5, 1917, San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Tenerife) was a Spanish ecclesiastic, fifth Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Cristóbal de La Laguna.[1]

Episcopate

Nicolás took possession as bishop of Tenerife by Royal Decree of February 5, 1894, of Queen Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg, although this appointment had to be confirmed by Pope Leo XIII, who confirmed it on May 21 of that same year. King and Redondo received the episcopal consecration on September 8 of that year and on November 9 he arrived in the diocese.[1]

He was the promoter of the construction of the new Cathedral of San Cristóbal de La Laguna, which was consecrated on September 6, 1913. In total he ordained 44 diocesan priests. He died in San Cristóbal de La Laguna on September 5, 1917, and was buried in the Chapel of the Immaculate Conception of the Cathedral of La Laguna.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Historia de la Diócesis Nivariense. Obispado de Tenerife. 2017-09-24.