Emilio Benavent Escuín
- January 4, 2008
- 93 years
About Emilio Benavent Escuín
Emilio Benavent Escuín, 93, Spanish Bishop of Granada.
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|Emilio Benavent Escuín (10 April 1914 – 4 January 2008) was a Spanish Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Church.
Biography
Escuín was born in Valencia, Spain and was ordained a priest on 18 July 1943. He was appointed auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Málaga as well as titular Bishop of Cercina on 6 December 1954 and was consecrated on 13 February 1955. On 13 February 1960 he was appointed coadjutor Bishop of Diocese of Málaga and then bishop on 7 April 1967. The Following year Escuín was appointed coadjutor bishop of the Archdiocese of Granada and Titular bishop of Tiburnia. Escuin succeeded as Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Granada. He was appointed bishop of the Military Ordinariate of Spain on as well as titular bishop of Maximiana in Numidia. Escuin resigned from Military Ordinariate in October 1982 and as titular bishop of Maximiana in Numidia on 7 March 1998.
Archbishop Escuín died on 4 January 2008 at the age of 93.
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