Cleto Loayza Gumiel
Cleto Loayza Gumiel (born April 26, 1888 in Sucre , Bolivia , † December 30, 1968 ) was a Roman Catholic clergyman and the first bishop of Potosí .
Life
Cleto Loayza Gumiel received on 3 March 1911, the sacrament of Holy Orders .
Pope Pius XI appointed him on July 9, 1924 as the first bishop of the two days earlier established Diocese of Potosí . The Apostolic Nuncio in Venezuela , Archbishop Filippo Cortesi , donated him episcopal ordination on March 15 of the following year ; Co- consecrator was the Archbishop of Sucre , Luigi Francesco Pierini, OFM .
He attended the first session of the Second Vatican Council as a council father.
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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Bishop of Potosí 1924–1968 |
Bernardo Fey Schneider |
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| SURNAME | Loayza Gumiel, Cleto |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Catholic clergyman, Bishop of Potosí |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 26, 1888 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sucre , Bolivia |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 30, 1968 |