Fernando Quiroga Palacios


Fernando Quiroga Palacios
Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseSantiago de Compostela
SeeSantiago de Compostela
Appointed4 June 1949
Term ended7 December 1971
PredecessorCarmelo Ballester Nieto
SuccessorÁngel Suquía Goicoechea
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Agostino (1953-71)
Previous post(s)Bishop of Mondoñedo (1945-49)
Apostolic Administrator of Mondoñedo (1949-50)
President of the Spanish Episcopal Conference (1966-69)
Orders
Ordination10 June 1922
by Florencio Cerviño González
Consecration24 March 1946
by Antonio García y García
Created cardinal12 January 1953
by Pope Pius XII
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born
Fernando Quiroga Palacios

21 January 1900
San Pedro de Maceda, San Pedro de Maceda, Spanish Kingdom
Died7 December 1971(1971-12-07) (aged 71)
Hospital San Pedro, Madrid, Spain
BuriedSantiago de Compostela Cathedral
ParentsFrancisco Quiroga Álvarez
Teresa Palacios Vázquez
Alma materPontifical Biblical Institute
MottoOmnia in caritate fiant
Coat of armsFernando Quiroga Palacios's coat of arms
Styles of
Fernando Quiroga Palacios
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal
SeeSantiago de Compostela

Fernando Quiroga Palacios (21 January 1900 – 7 December 1971) was a Spanish Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela from 1949 until his death and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1953 by Pope Pius XII.


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