Enrique Pla y Deniel, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Enrique Pla y Deniel

Spanish Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church

Date of Birth: 19-Dec-1876

Place of Birth: Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Date of Death: 05-Jul-1968

Profession: politician, Catholic priest, theologian

Nationality: Spain

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Enrique Pla y Deniel (December 19, 1876 – July 5, 1968) was a Spanish Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.
He came from a rich Barcelona family and trained at the local seminary and the Gregorian University in Rome before an early career in journalism and seminary teaching.
He took possession of the Salamancan see in 1935.
"His seven years in Salamanca, from where he played a crucial role in the construction of General Franco's crusade, were rewarded with elevation to the primatial see of Toledo".
He served as Archbishop of Toledo from 1941 until his death, and he was elevated to the cardinalate in 1946 by Pope Pius XII.