Antonio Dorado Soto
Antonio Dorado Soto (born June 18, 1931 in Urda , Spain , † March 17, 2015 in Málaga ) was Bishop of Málaga .
Life
Antonio Dorado Soto was ordained a priest on April 1, 1956 . He then worked for several years as a teacher in the seminary of Toledo . In 1964 he was called to the council for the rural apostolate. He then became vicar general of the diocese of Guadix , where he led the official business as a capitular vicar when the Sedis vacancy began in 1969.
Pope Paul VI appointed him on March 31, 1970 Bishop of Guadix . He was ordained bishop by the Apostolic Nuncio in Spain , Archbishop Luigi Dadaglio , on May 10 of the same year; Co- consecrators were Cardinal Vicente Enrique y Tarancón , Archbishop of Toledo , and Gabino Díaz Merchán , Archbishop of Oviedo .
On September 1, 1973 Paul VI appointed him. to the Bishop of Cádiz y Ceuta . Pope John Paul II appointed him Bishop of Málaga on March 26, 1993. In 1993 he was elected President of the Education Commission in the Spanish Bishops' Conference , which he initially remained until 1999. In 2005 he was re-elected to this office, which he held until 2008.
On October 10, 2008, Pope Benedict XVI. his resignation request submitted for reasons of age. Antonio Dorado died on March 17th, 2015 at the age of 83 in Málaga. The burial took place the following day in the local cathedral.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Fallce el Obispo Emérito Don Antonio Dorado Soto, a los 83 años de edad ( Memento of the original from April 2, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Gabino Díaz Merchán |
Bishop of Guadix 1970–1973 |
Ignacio Noguer Carmona |
| Antonio Añoveros Ataún |
Bishop of Cádiz y Ceuta 1973–1993 |
Antonio Ceballos Atienza |
| Ramón Buxarrais Ventura |
Bishop of Malaga 1993-2008 |
Jesús Esteban Catalá Ibáñez |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dorado Soto, Antonio |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish clergyman, Bishop of Málaga |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 18, 1931 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Urda |
| DATE OF DEATH | 17th March 2015 |
| Place of death | Málaga |