El pontificado del obispo extremeño Antonio Senso Lázaro en la diócesis de Astorga (1913-1941)

When the town of Montánchez belonged to the diocese of Badajoz, a young man, a native of it, Antonio Senso Lázaro (1868-1941), arrived at the San Atón Conciliar Seminary to receive training, because he had perceived the call to the vocation of the priesthood. . After his ordination, he was canon, very young, of the Badajoz cathedral, later approving a canonry in the San Isidro cathedral in Madrid. He graduated in Theology from the San Ildefonso de Toledo Seminary and in Canon and Civil Law from the Central University. Appointed Rector of the Seminary in Matanzas, he promoted the works of the new building, leaving an indelible memory in it. In July 1913 he was proclaimed Bishop of the Diocese of Astorga. Consecrated in September, it arrived at the cathedral of Astorga at the end of December. Bishop Senso took as his motto “Perfice gressus meos in semitis tuis” (Perfect my steps in your ways). His pontificate spanned twenty-eight years of pastoral work. In his mission, he set himself to teach, sanctify and govern. He prioritized his efforts in the Seminary, the formation of the clergy, schools, teaching, Catholic Action and social situations with a predilection for the needy. He was a tireless visitor along rough roads that took him to the parishes of the archpriesthoods of the Asturian diocese. He died in 1941, in Astorga, his first and only diocese, which he loved with deep affection and with the last breath of his soul.