Luis Franco Cascón


Luis Franco Cascón was a Spanish ecclesiastic, ninth Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Cristóbal de La Laguna.

Pontificate

He was ordained priest in 1933. He was ordained bishop of Tenerife on February 22, 1962 by Pope John XXIII and was consecrated on April 29 of that year in the Sanctuary of the Perpetual Help of Madrid of which he was rector.
On May 21, 1962, he entered the Diocese of Tenerife and on October 11 of that year he attended the inauguration of the Second Vatican Council. The beatification of the future saints of the Canary Islands: Peter of Saint Joseph de Betancur and José de Anchieta took place during his pontificate in 1980.
He resigned his pontificate on October 18, 1983, when he turned 75 and was appointed Apostolic Administrator. He died in San Cristóbal de La Laguna on August 17, 1984. He was buried in the Chapel of the Christ of the Column of the Cathedral of La Laguna.