Fabio Mamerto Rivas Santos
Fabio Mamerto Rivas Santos SDB (born May 11, 1932 in La Vega , Dominican Republic , † August 11, 2018 in Jarabacoa ) was a Dominican religious and Roman Catholic bishop of Barahona .
Life
Fabio Mamerto Rivas Santos joined the order of the Salesians of Don Bosco and was ordained a priest on March 25, 1965 .
Pope Paul VI appointed him on April 24, 1976 first bishop of the diocese of Barahona established on the same date . The Archbishop of Santo Domingo , Octavio Antonio Cardinal Beras Rojas , donated him episcopal ordination on August 28 of the same year ; Co- consecrators were Juan Antonio Flores Santana , Bishop of La Vega , and Tomás Francisco Reilly CSsR , Bishop of San Juan de la Maguana .
Pope John Paul II accepted his early resignation on December 7, 1999. He died on August 11, 2018 in Jarabacoa.
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Individual evidence
| predecessor | Office | successor |
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Bishop of Barahona 1976–1999 |
Rafael Leónidas Felipe y Núñez |
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Rivas Santos, Fabio Mamerto |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dominican religious, Roman Catholic bishop of Barahona |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 11, 1932 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | La Vega |
| DATE OF DEATH | 11th August 2018 |
| Place of death | Jarabacoa |