Antonio Victor Pildáin y Zapiáin (17 January 1890 - 7 May 1973) was a Spanish prelate of the Roman Catholic church and Bishop of the Diocese of Canarias.[1]
His Most Reverend Antonio Victor Pildáin y Zapiáin | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Diocese of Canarias | |
 Fortitudo nostra nomen Jesu | |
| Archdiocese | Seville |
| Diocese | Canarias |
| Predecessor | Miguel de los Santos Serra y Sucarrats |
| Successor | José Antonio Infantes Florido |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 13 September 1913 |
| Consecration | 14 February 1937 by Federico Tedeschini |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Motto | Fortitudo nostra nomen Jesu |
Biography edit
Pildáin was born on the 17 January 1890 in Guipúzcoa in the Basque region of Spain. He studied for the priesthood in Vitoria-Gasteiz and Rome and was ordained on 13 September 1913. On the 18 May 1936, Pope Pius XI named him bishop of the Diocese of Canarias - part of the Canary Islands including the islands of Gran Canaria, Lanzarote and Fuerteventura. He retired from his role in 1966 and died in Las Palmas on 7 May 1973.[1][2]
See also edit
- Diocese of Canarias
- Diocese of Tenerife (the remaining Canary Islands)
References edit
- ^ a b "Bishop Antonio Victor Pildáin y Zapiáin †". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ "Personajes singulares del siglo XX: VI – Antonio Pildain Zapiain, Obispo de Canarias, intransigente con Franco, Pérez Galdós y Unamuno (in Spanish)". Espacios Europeos. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
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