Abel Isidoro Antezana y Rojas
Abel Isidoro Antezana y Rojas CMF (born May 13, 1886 in Tarata , † November 27, 1968 ) was a Roman Catholic Archbishop of La Paz .
Life
Abel Isidoro Antezana y Rojas joined the order of the Claretians and was ordained a priest on May 31, 1909 . Pius XI. appointed him on May 19, 1924 Bishop of Cochabamba . The Pope appointed him Bishop of Oruro on November 13, 1924 .
He was ordained bishop by the apostolic nuncio in Venezuela , Filippo Cortesi , on July 25th, March 15th of the following year; Co- consecrators were Luigi Francesco Pierini OFM , Archbishop of Sucre .
Pius XI. appointed him Bishop of La Paz on January 16, 1938 . With the elevation to the archbishopric on June 18, 1943 he was appointed archbishop. He attended all the sessions of the Second Vatican Council . After resigning as Archbishop on April 5, 1967, the Pope appointed him titular Archbishop of Sinna .
literature
- Ricardo Agustín Murillo: Rasgos biográficos de su Excia. Rvdma. Mons. Abel Isidoro Antezana y Rojas CMF Primer arzobispo de La Paz . PP Corazonistas, Cochabamba 1983, OCLC 79718548 .
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| SURNAME | Antezana y Rojas, Abel Isidoro |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Roman Catholic Bishop of La Paz |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 13, 1886 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tarata |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 27, 1968 |