Juan Antonio Menéndez Fernández Explained

Juan Antonio Menéndez Fernández (6 January 1957  - 15 May 2019) was a Spanish Roman Catholic bishop.

Menéndez Fernández was born in Villamarín de Salcedo and was ordained to the priesthood in 1981. He served as an auxiliary bishop for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Oviedo, and titular bishop of Nasai from 2013 to 2015.^[1] He then served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Astorga, from 2015 until his death in May 2019, due to a heart attack.^{[2] [3]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bishop Juan Antonio Menéndez Fernández. Catholic-Hierarchy.org. 18 May 2019.
2. http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/asto0.htm Diocese of Astorga
3. News: Fallece de un infarto el obispo de Astorga, Juan Antonio Menéndez Fernández. es. La Gaceta de Salamanca. 15 May 2019. 18 May 2019.