Antonio Troyo Calderón Explained

Type:Bishop
Antonio Troyo Calderón
Titular Bishop of Burca
Church:Roman Catholic Church
See:Titular See of Burca
Term:September 21, 1979
Predecessor:Luis Morales Reyes
Successor:Incumbent
Ordination:November 30, 1947
Consecration:September 21, 1979
Consecrated By:Román Arrieta Villalobos
Birth Date:18 October 1923
Birth Place:Cartago, Costa Rica
Previous Post:Prelate

Antonio Troyo Calderón (October 18, 1923 – December 1, 2015) was a Costa Rican Prelate of the Catholic Church.[1]

Troyo Calderón was born in Cartago and was ordained a priest on November 30, 1947. Calderón was appointed auxiliary bishop to the Archdiocese of San José de Costa Rica on August 27, 1979, as well as titular bishop of Burca, and ordained bishop September 21, 1979, by Román Arrieta Villalobos, Archbishop of San José. Troyo Calderón retired from the archdiocese of San José de Costa Rica on July 13, 2002. He died in December 2015, at the age of 92.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Fallece monseñor Antonio Troyo Calderón, fundador de Radio Fides. 1 December 2015. La Nación (San José). es. 2 December 2015.