Ciriaco Benavente Mateos
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Ciriaco Benavente Mateos (born January 3, 1943 in Malpartida de Plasencia , Spain ) is a Spanish clergyman and emeritus Roman Catholic Bishop of Albacete .
Life
Ciriaco Benavente Mateos received the sacrament of ordination for the diocese of Plasencia on June 4, 1966 .
On January 17, 1992, Pope John Paul II appointed him Bishop of Coria-Cáceres . The Apostolic Nuncio in Spain, Archbishop Mario Tagliaferri , donated him episcopal ordination on March 22nd of the same year ; Co- consecrators were the Archbishop of Toledo , Cardinal Marcelo González Martín , and the Archbishop of Burgos , Santiago Martínez Acebes . On October 16, 2006, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him . to the Bishop of Albacete. The inauguration took place on December 16 of the same year.
Pope Francis accepted his age-related resignation on September 25, 2018.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Rinuncia del Vescovo di Albacete (Spagna) e nomina del successore. Holy See Press Office , September 25, 2018, accessed September 25, 2018 (Italian).
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Francisco Cases Andreu |
Bishop of Albacete 2006–2018 |
Ángel Fernández Collado |
| Jesús Domínguez Gómez |
Bishop of Coria-Cáceres 1992-2006 |
Francisco Cerro Chaves |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Benavente Mateos, Ciriaco |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish clergyman and emeritus Roman Catholic Bishop of Albacete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 3, 1943 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Malpartida de Plasencia , Spain |