Abel Costas Montaño
Abel Costas Montaño (born May 25, 1920 in Pocona , Bolivia , † February 11, 2015 in Cochabamba ) was a Bolivian Roman Catholic clergyman and bishop of Tarija .
Life
Abel Costas Montaño was ordained a priest on September 22, 1945 .
Pope Paul VI appointed him on November 11, 1968 auxiliary bishop in Cochabamba and titular bishop of Novi . The Pope personally donated him episcopal ordination on June 18 of the same year ; Co-consecrators were Sergio Pignedoli , Secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples , and Ernesto Civardi , Secretary of the Consistorial Congregation .
On November 8, 1973 he was by Paul VI. appointed Bishop of Tarija . On October 20, 1995, Pope John Paul II accepted his age-related resignation.
Fonts
- Novena en honor a Nuestra Señora de Chaguaya. Editorial Offset Franciscana 1995.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ "Falleció Monsignor Abel Costas, obispo emérito" ( Memento of 12 February 2015, Internet Archive (Spanish)), El Mundo, 12 February 2015
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Juan Niccolai OFM |
Bishop of Tarija 1974–1995 |
Adhemar Esquivel Kohenque |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Costas Montaño, Abel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bolivian Roman Catholic clergyman and Bishop of Tarija |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 25, 1920 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pocona , Bolivia |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 11, 2015 |
| Place of death | Cochabamba |