Type: | Bishop |
Luis María de Larrea y Legarreta | |
Bishop of Diocese of Bilbao (Emeritus) | |
Church: | Roman Catholic Church |
See: | Diocese of Bilbao |
Term: | 1979 - 1995 |
Successor: | Ricardo Blázquez Pérez |
Ordination: | 27 June 1943 |
Birth Date: | 19 April 1918 |
Birth Place: | Miravalles, Spain |
Previous Post: | Priest |
Luis María de Larrea y Legarreta (19 April 1918 - 28 May 2009) was a Spanish Bishop of the Roman Catholic Church. At the age of 91, he was one of the oldest bishops in the Church.
Luis María de Larrea y Legarreta was born in Miravalles, Spain, and was ordained as a priest on 27 June 1943. He was appointed Bishop of the Diocese of León on 9 July 1971, and was ordained on 25 September 1971. On 16 February 1979 Legarreta was appointed to the Diocese of Bilbao, where he remained until his retirement on 8 September 1995.