Francisco Cases Andreu

Spanish Roman Catholic Bishop

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is  Cases and the second or maternal family name is  Andreu.

His Most Reverend

Francisco Cases Andreu

Emeritus Bishop of Canarias
Archdiocese| Seville
Diocese| Canarias
Predecessor| Ramón Echarren Ystúriz
Orders
Ordination| 14 April 1968
Consecration| 10 April 1994
by Mario Tagliaferri
Personal details
Nationality| Spanish
Denomination| Roman Catholic
Motto| In Communionem
Coat of arms|

Francisco Cases Andreu (born 23 October 1944 in Orihuela, Spain) is a retired Spanish Roman Catholic prelate. He is bishop emeritus of the Diocese of Canarias in the Canary Islands (covering the islands of Gran Canaria, Lanzarote and Fuerteventura). Previously he served as Auxiliary bishop of Orihuela and titular bishop of Timici and as the ordinary of Albacete.[1]

## Biography

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Cases was born in Orihuela, Spain on 23 October 1944, he studied for the priesthood in the Seminario de San Miguel, in Orihuela. being ordained on 14 April 1968. Pope John Paul II appointed him auxiliary bishop of Orihuela and titular bishop of Timici (Algeria), he was consecrated on 10 April 1994 by Archbishop Mario Tagliaferri. He was subsequently appointed bishop of Albacete on 31 August 1996 and of Canarias on 26 November 2005 by Pope Benedict XVI. As is obligatory upon reaching retirement age, he tendered his resignation to Pope Francis who accepted this on 6 July 2020.[1][2][3]

## See also

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* Diocese of Canarias
* Diocese of Tenerife (the remaining Canary Islands)

## References

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1. ^ a b "Bishop Francisco Cases Andreu". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
2. ^ "Obispo de Canarias". Diocese of Canarias (web archive - in Spanish). Archived from the original on 15 December 2009. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
3. ^ "El papa nombra a José Mazuelos nuevo obispo de la Diócesis de Canarias". Canarias7 (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 June 2021.

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Catholic Church titles

Preceded by

Toribio Ticona Porco

|  Titular bishop of Timici
1994–1996  | Succeeded by

John Forrosuelo Du

Preceded by

Victorio Oliver Domingo

|  Bishop of Albacete
1996–2005  | Succeeded by

Ciriaco Benavente Mateos

Preceded by

Ramón Echarren Ystúriz

|  Bishop of Canarias
2005–2020  | Succeeded by

José Mazuelos Pérez