Iñaki Mallona Txertudi | |
Bishop Emeritus of Arecibo | |
Archdiocese: | San Juan |
Diocese: | Arecibo |
Appointed: | December 14, 1991 |
Enthroned: | January 25, 1992 |
Ended: | September 24, 2010 |
Predecessor: | Miguel Rodriguez Rodriguez |
Successor: | Daniel Fernández Torres |
Ordination: | Mar 27, 1956 |
Consecration: | January 6, 1992 |
Birth Date: | 1 July 1932 |
Death Place: | Lares, Puerto Rico |
Buried: | Catedral de San Felipe Apostol in Arecibo, Puerto Rico |
Iñaki Mallona Txertudi | |
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Iñaki Mallona Txertudi C.P. (July 1, 1932 – May 3, 2021[1]) was a Spanish-born prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Bishop of the Diocese of Arecibo in Puerto Rico from 1992 to 2010 [2]
Txertudi was born in Fruiz, Spain. He was ordained into the priesthood for the Congregation of the Passion (Passionists) on March 27, 1956.
On December 14, 1991, Txertudi was appointed Bishop of the Diocese of Arecibo. He was consecrated by Pope John Paul II in Rome on January 6, 1992, with Archbishops Giovanni Re and Josip Uhac serving as co-consecrators. He was installed on January 25, 1992.
On September 24, 2010, Pope Benedict XVI accepted Txertudi's resignation as bishop of Arecibo.[3]
Txertudi died at age 88 of Alzheimer's disease on May 3, 2021, at the Hogar Irma Fe Pol nursing home in Lares, Puerto Rico.[4]