José Diéguez Reboredo
José Diéguez Reboredo | |
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| Bishop Emertus of Tui-Vigo | |
| Appointed | 7 June 1996 |
| Term ended | 28 January 2010 |
| Predecessor | José Cerviño Cerviño |
| Successor | Luis Quinteiro Fiuza |
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| Orders | |
| Ordination | 13 August 1961 |
| Consecration | 28 October 1984 by Antonio Innocenti |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 April 1934 |
| Died | 18 July 2022 (aged 88) Santiago de Compostela, Spain |
| Motto | IN NOMINE DOMINI |
| Coat of arms | |
| Styles of José Diéguez Reboredo | |
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| Reference style | |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
José Diéguez Reboredo (25 April 1934 – 18 July 2022)[1] was a Spanish Roman Catholic priest who served as bishop of Osma-Soria (1984–1987), Ourense (1987–1996) and Tui-Vigo (1996–2010).[2]
Biography
Diéguez studied at the Seminary of Santiago de Compostela and in Salamanca. He graduated in exact sciences from the University of Santiago de Compostela and was a professor of mathematics at the Minor Seminary of Compostela. He was also Bishop of Osma-Soria (1984–1987) and Orense (1987–1996).
On 7 June 1996, he took over the diocese of Tuy-Vigo. In April 2009 he submitted to the Pope his resignation for having turned seventy-five years of age,[3] a resignation that was accepted on 28 January 2010.[2]
Diéguez died in the early afternoon of 18 July 2022, in Santiago de Compostela, where he was chaplain of the Little Sisters of the Forsaken Elderly. A few days earlier he had suffered a stroke for which he had been hospitalized.[1]
References
- ^ a b V., R. (18 July 2022). "Muere a los 88 años el exobispo de Tui-Vigo José Diéguez" (in Spanish). Vigo: Faro de Vigo. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- ^ a b "José Diéguez Reboredo". Cathoilc-Hierarchy.org.
- ^ "Flashes de la Iglesia, Agencia Multimedia Católica". www.flashesdelaiglesia.es (in Spanish). August 2023.