Vicente Enrique y Tarancón

Deceased Person

1907 – 1994

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Who was Vicente Enrique y Tarancón?

Vicente Enrique y Tarancón, known in his country as Cardenal Tarancón or Tarancón, was a Spanish Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Madrid from 1971 to 1983, and as president of the Spanish Episcopal Conference from 1971 to 1981, during the difficult years of the Spanish transition to democracy. He was elevated to the cardinalate in 1969.

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Born
May 14, 1907
Burriana
Religion
  • Catholicism
Died
Nov 28, 1994
Valencia

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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