José Cerviño Cerviño

José Cerviño Cerviño
Bishop Emeritus of Diocese of Tui-Vigo
Mons. José Cerviño Cerviño
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
SeeDiocese of Tui-Vigo
In office1976 - 1996
PredecessorJosé Delicado Baeza
SuccessorJosé Diéguez Reboredo
Orders
OrdinationApril 6, 1946
ConsecrationJuly 28, 1968
by Cardinal Fernando Quiroga y Palacios
Personal details
Born(1920-08-21)August 21, 1920
Died18 April 2012(2012-04-18) (aged 91)
Vigo, Spain

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.

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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela

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