Benjamín de Arriba y Castro


Benjamín de Arriba y Castro
Archbishop Emeritus of Tarragona
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseTarragona
SeeTarragona
Appointed22 January 1949
Installed1 July 1949
Term ended19 November 1970
PredecessorManuel Arce y Ochotorena
SuccessorJosé Pont y Gol
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of Santi Vitale, Valeria, Gervasio e Protasio (1953-73)
Previous post(s)
Orders
Ordination14 July 1912
by Rafael Merry del Val y Zulueta
Consecration16 June 1935
by Leopoldo Eijo y Garay
Created cardinal12 January 1953
by Pope Pius XII
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born
Benjamín de Arriba y Castro

8 April 1886
Santa Maria de Peñamayor, Lugo, Kingdom of Spain
Died8 March 1973(1973-03-08) (aged 86)
Quirón Clinic, Barcelona, Francoist Spain
ParentsAntonio de Arriba
Pilar de Castro
Alma materPontifical Gregorian University
Pontifical Academy of Saint Thomas Aquinas
MottoTraham eos in vinculis caritatis

Benjamín de Arriba y Castro (8 April 1886 – 8 March 1973) was a Spanish Catholic cardinal and archbishop.