He was baptized at the Church of Nuestra Señora de la Caridad (Our Lady of Charity) in Havana.
Manuel Arteaga y Betancourt, in the Church of Espíritu Santo (Holy Spirit).
He was named “camarero secreto supernumerario” by Pope Pius XII on October 7, 1950.
Evelio Díaz-Cía, Titular Archbishop of Petra di Palestina, co-adjutor sedis datus of Havana, assisted by Mons.
Alfredo Muller y San Martín, Titular Bishop of Anea and Apostalic Administrator “sede vacante” of the Diocese of Cienfuegos.