Emilio Benavent Escuín Cleric
Emilio Benavent Escuín (10 April 1914 – 4 January 2008) was a Spanish Bishop of the Roman Catholic Church. Escuín was born in Valencia, Spain and was ordained a priest on 18 July 1943. He was appointed to Auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Málaga as well as Titular Bishop of Cercina on 6 December 1954 and was ordained a bishop on 13 February 1955. On 13 February 1960 he was appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Diocese of Málaga and then bishop on 7 April 1967. The Following year Escuín was appointed Coadjutor bishop of the Archdiocese of Granada and Titular bishop of Tiburnia. Escuin succeeded as Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Granada. He was appointed as bishop of the Military Ordinariate of Spain on as well as Titular bishop Maximiana in Numidia on Maximiana in Numidia. Escuin resigned from Military Ordinariate in October 1982 and the Titular bishop of Maximiana in Numidia on 7 March 1998.Escuín died on 4 January 2008 at the age of 93.
