José Antonio Dammert Bellido Explained

Type:Bishop
José Antonio Dammert Bellido
Archbishop of Diocese of Cajamarca (emeritus)
Church:Roman Catholic Church
See:Diocese of Cajamarca
Term:1962–1992
Successor:Ángel Francisco Simón Piorno
Ordination:December 21, 1946
Birth Date:20 August 1917
Previous Post:Bishop

José Antonio Dammert Bellido (August 20, 1917 – September 10, 2008) was a Peruvian bishop of the Roman Catholic Church.

Bellido was born in Lima, Peru and ordained a priest on December 21, 1946. Bellido was appointed Auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Lima, along with Titular Bishop of Amathus in Palaestina, on April 14, 1958 and ordained bishop May 15, 1958. On March 15, 1962 he was appointed Bishop of Diocese of Cajamarca and would remain in post until his retirement on December 1, 1992.

Bellido died on September 10, 2008. [1]

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  1. Web site: Bishop José Antonio Dammert Bellido [Catholic-Hierarchy] .