José Cerviño Cerviño Explained

Type:Bishop
José Cerviño Cerviño
Church:Roman Catholic Church
See:Diocese of Tui-Vigo
Term:1976 - 1996
Predecessor:José Delicado Baeza
Successor:José Diéguez Reboredo
Ordination:April 6, 1946
Consecration:July 28, 1968
Consecrated By:Cardinal Fernando Quiroga y Palacios
Birth Date:21 August 1920

José Cerviño Cerviño, (August 21, 1920  - April 18, 2012) was a Spanish prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.

Cerviño was born in Aldán, Spain, and was ordained a priest on April 6, 1946, from the Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela. Cerviño was appointed auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela as well as titular bishop of Benepota on June 4, 1968, and ordained bishop on July 28, 1968. On November 8, 1976, Cerviño was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Tui-Vigo where he would serve until his retirement on June 7, 1996.

See also

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela

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