Enrique Pélach y Feliú
Enrique Pélach y Feliú , also Enrique Pélach y Feliu , Catalan Enric Pèlach i Feliu (born October 3, 1917 in Anglès in the province of Girona in Catalonia , † July 19, 2007 in Abancay ) was Bishop of Abancay in the Peruvian region of Apurímac .
Life
Enrique Pelach y Feliú received after attending the seminary in Girona and studying at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome on 6 January 1944, the priestly ordination . From 1957 he was active in the mission, initially in the newly established Yauyos Territorial Prelature , whose Vicar General Pélach was. He spoke local Quechua and translated parts of the Bible .
On June 20, 1968 he was appointed by Pope Paul VI. appointed Bishop of Abancay . The Peruvian military archbishop Alcides Mendoza Castro donated him the episcopal ordination on July 14th of the same year. Co- consecrators were the Bishop of Chiclayo , Ignacio María de Orbegozo y Goicoechea , and the Prelate of Yauyos , Luis Sánchez-Moreno Lira .
On December 1, 1992, Pope John Paul II accepted his age-related resignation.
Awards and honors
- Medalla de Oro de Santo Toribio de Mogrovejo (Peru, 2002)
Fonts
- with William Dermott Molloy McDermott : Santos evangelios y hechos de los apostoles. Primera versión católica en quechua y castellano . Editorial Andina, Lima 1974.
- Abancay. Un obispo en los Andes peruanos . Rialp, Madrid 2005, ISBN 84-321-3555-0 .
Web links
- Entry on Enrique Pélach y Feliú on catholic-hierarchy.org
- "Obispo Emérito de la Diócesis de Abancay fue llamado a la presencia de Dios" (Spanish)
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Alcides Mendoza Castro |
Bishop of Abancay 1968-1992 |
Isidro Sala Ribera |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pélach y Feliú, Enrique |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Pélach y Feliu, Enrique |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish clergyman, Roman Catholic Bishop of Abancay in Peru |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 3, 1917 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Anglès (Girona) , Catalonia |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 19, 2007 |
| Place of death | Abancay |