Marcelino Olaechea


Marcelino Olaechea Loizaga
Archbishop Emeritus of Valencia
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseValencia
SeeValencia
Appointed17 February 1946
Term ended19 November 1966
PredecessorPrudencio Melo Alcalde
SuccessorJosé María García Lahiguera
Other post(s)
Orders
Ordination20 December 1915
Consecration27 October 1935
by Federico Tedeschini
Personal details
Born(1888-01-09)9 January 1888
Baracaldo, Biscay, Spain
Died21 October 1972(1972-10-21) (aged 84)
Valencia, Spain
NationalitySpanish
Sainthood
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
Title as SaintServant of God

Marcelino Olaechea (Marcelino Olaechea Loizaga) (9 January 1889, Baracaldo, Biscay - 21 October 1972, Valencia) was a Spanish Catholic religious, S.D.B, and Bishop of Pamplona during the Spanish Civil War.

His father worked in the iron and steel industry and so on Olaechea's episcopal coat of arms, instead of lions rampant or eagles with two heads, a chimney of the Altos Hornos iron foundry at Bilbao appeared. He joined the Salesian Society of St John Bosco, and attained a high administrative position in that congregation, until 25 August 1935, when he was appointed Bishop of Pamplona. His episcopal consecration, at the hands of Federico Tedeschini, the Papal Nuncio, was celebrated in Madrid on 27 October. He was the first Salesian bishop of Spain.

On 18 February 1946 he was translated to the Archbishop's see of Valencia and he died there on 21 October 1972.