Luis Franco Cascón

The Most Reverend

Luis Franco Cascón
Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of San Cristóbal de La Laguna
Tomb of Luis Franco Cascón of the Cathedral of La Laguna.
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
SeeRoman Catholic Diocese of San Cristóbal de La Laguna or Diocese of Tenerife
In office1882-1885
PredecessorDomingo Pérez Cáceres
SuccessorDamián Iguacén Borau
Previous post(s)Priest
Personal details
Born1903
Mansilla del Páramo, León-Spain
Died17 August 1984(1984-08-17) (aged 80–81)
San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain

Luis Franco Cascón (Mansilla del Páramo, León, 1903 - San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Tenerife, 17 August 1984) was a Spanish ecclesiastic, ninth Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Cristóbal de La Laguna.[1]

Pontificate

He was ordained priest in 1933. He was ordained bishop of Tenerife on 22 February 1962 by Pope John XXIII and was consecrated on 29 April that year in the Sanctuary of the Perpetual Help of Madrid, where he was rector.

On 21 May 1962 he entered the Diocese of Tenerife and on 11 October that year he attended the inauguration of the Second Vatican Council. The beatification of the future saints of the Canary Islands: Peter of Saint Joseph de Betancur and José de Anchieta took place during his pontificate in 1980.[1]

He resigned his pontificate on 18 October 1983, when he turned 75 and was appointed Apostolic Administrator. He died in San Cristóbal de La Laguna on 17 August 1984. He was buried in the Chapel of the Christ of the Column of the Cathedral of La Laguna.

Notes

  1. ^ a b "Historia de la Diócesis Nivariense". Obispado de Tenerife. Retrieved 2017-09-24.