Alfredo Llaguno-Canals
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Alfredo Ignacio Llaguno Canals (December 12, 1902 in Havana
, Cuba
- August 20, 1979 in Havana, Cuba) was the Auxiliary Bishop
of the Archdiocese of Havana.
His parents were Marino Llaguno and Rosario Canals. He was baptized at the Church of Nuestra Señora de la Caridad (Our Lady of Charity). He started his religious studies at San Carlos and San Ambrosio Seminary
in Havana and later went to the Colegio Pío Latino in Rome and studied at the Pontifical Gregorian University
in Rome
, where he received his Doctorate in Theology in 1929.
He was ordained in Rome on October 28, 1928. He returned to Cuba and had a long and varied religious career: he worked in the Secretariat of the Archdiocese of Havana, chaplain of the Asilo Truffin and Professor of History at the Seminary of San Carlos and San Ambrosio in 1929; the following year, 1930, he was named administrative chaplain of San Francisco de Paula Hospital and the Parish of San Francisco de Paula and the Professor of Theology at the Seminary of San Carlos and San Ambrosio. In 1932, he was named Professor of Catholic Dogma at the Seminary of San Carlos and San Ambrosio. Over the years he was given more and more positions in the Archdiocese.
He was made Titular Bishop
of Suliana and Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Havana on March 17, 1964. He was consecrated at the Cathedral of Havana by Mons. Evelio Diaz-Cia
, Archbishop of Havana and assisted by Mons. José Maximino Domínguez-Rodríguez
, Bishop of the Diocese of Matanzas, and Mons. Adolfo Rodríguez-Herrera, Titular Bishop of Tiberiopolis and Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Camagüey on Sunday, May 17, 1964. He authored a letter from the Episcopal Conference of Cuba on April 10, 1969 in which the bishops of Cuba asked for the elimination of the economic blockade against Cuba. He retired as Auxiliary Bishop on January 26, 1970 when Archbishop Diaz-Cia retired. In 1975, retired for health reasons as the pastor of the Parish of San Francisco de Paula, a position he held for 45 years since 1930.
He died on August 20, 1979 in Havana after a long illness. He had his funeral at his Parish Church of San Francisco de Paula, on Mayía Rodríguez Street and Espadero in La Víbora
. He was a close friend of Alonso del Portillo-Marcano and baptized both his son, Alonso J. del Portillo-Tamargo and his grandson, Alonso R. del Portillo at the Church San Francisco de Paula.
Havana
Havana is the capital city, province, major port, and leading commercial centre of Cuba. The city proper has a population of 2.1 million inhabitants, and it spans a total of — making it the largest city in the Caribbean region, and the most populous...
, Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
- August 20, 1979 in Havana, Cuba) was the Auxiliary Bishop
Auxiliary bishop
An auxiliary bishop, in the Roman Catholic Church, is an additional bishop assigned to a diocese because the diocesan bishop is unable to perform his functions, the diocese is so extensive that it requires more than one bishop to administer, or the diocese is attached to a royal or imperial office...
of the Archdiocese of Havana.
His parents were Marino Llaguno and Rosario Canals. He was baptized at the Church of Nuestra Señora de la Caridad (Our Lady of Charity). He started his religious studies at San Carlos and San Ambrosio Seminary
San Carlos and San Ambrosio Seminary
San Carlos and San Ambrosio Seminary is a seminary in Havana, Cuba.This building was erected by the Jesuits in the mid 18th century to house a seminary first founded in 1689. After the Jesuits were expelled in 1767, it was known as the St. Ambrose Seminary and in 1774 it was opened under the name...
in Havana and later went to the Colegio Pío Latino in Rome and studied at the Pontifical Gregorian University
Pontifical Gregorian University
The Pontifical Gregorian University is a pontifical university located in Rome, Italy.Heir of the Roman College founded by Saint Ignatius of Loyola over 460 years ago, the Gregorian University was the first university founded by the Jesuits...
in Rome
Rome
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, where he received his Doctorate in Theology in 1929.
He was ordained in Rome on October 28, 1928. He returned to Cuba and had a long and varied religious career: he worked in the Secretariat of the Archdiocese of Havana, chaplain of the Asilo Truffin and Professor of History at the Seminary of San Carlos and San Ambrosio in 1929; the following year, 1930, he was named administrative chaplain of San Francisco de Paula Hospital and the Parish of San Francisco de Paula and the Professor of Theology at the Seminary of San Carlos and San Ambrosio. In 1932, he was named Professor of Catholic Dogma at the Seminary of San Carlos and San Ambrosio. Over the years he was given more and more positions in the Archdiocese.
He was made Titular Bishop
Titular bishop
A titular bishop in various churches is a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese.By definition a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop the tradition of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches is that he be ordained for a specific place...
of Suliana and Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Havana on March 17, 1964. He was consecrated at the Cathedral of Havana by Mons. Evelio Diaz-Cia
Evelio Díaz-Cía
Evelio Diaz-Cia was the Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Havana....
, Archbishop of Havana and assisted by Mons. José Maximino Domínguez-Rodríguez
José Domínguez Rodríguez
Bishop José Maximino Eusebio Domínguez y Rodríguez was Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Matanzas and Auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Havana ....
, Bishop of the Diocese of Matanzas, and Mons. Adolfo Rodríguez-Herrera, Titular Bishop of Tiberiopolis and Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Camagüey on Sunday, May 17, 1964. He authored a letter from the Episcopal Conference of Cuba on April 10, 1969 in which the bishops of Cuba asked for the elimination of the economic blockade against Cuba. He retired as Auxiliary Bishop on January 26, 1970 when Archbishop Diaz-Cia retired. In 1975, retired for health reasons as the pastor of the Parish of San Francisco de Paula, a position he held for 45 years since 1930.
He died on August 20, 1979 in Havana after a long illness. He had his funeral at his Parish Church of San Francisco de Paula, on Mayía Rodríguez Street and Espadero in La Víbora
La Vibora
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. He was a close friend of Alonso del Portillo-Marcano and baptized both his son, Alonso J. del Portillo-Tamargo and his grandson, Alonso R. del Portillo at the Church San Francisco de Paula.