Fernando José Castro Aguayo
Fernando José Castro Aguayo (born July 29, 1951 in Caracas , Venezuela ) is a Venezuelan clergyman and Roman Catholic bishop of Margarita .
Life
Fernando José Castro Aguayo joined the Opus Dei personal prelature and John Paul II ordained him a priest on May 31, 1984 .
Pope Benedict XVI appointed him on June 27, 2009 as auxiliary bishop in Caracas and titular bishop of Ampora . The Archbishop of Caracas, Jorge Liberato Cardinal Urosa Savino , donated him episcopal ordination on September 26th of the same year ; Co- consecrators were Ubaldo Ramón Santana Sequera FMI , Archbishop of Maracaibo , and Baltazar Enrique Porras Cardozo , Archbishop of Mérida .
Pope Francis appointed him Bishop of Margarita on August 4, 2015 . The inauguration took place on October 10 of the same year.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Nomina del Vescovo di Margarita (Venezuela). In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , August 4, 2015, accessed August 4, 2015 (Italian).
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Jorge Anibal Quintero Chacón |
Bishop of Margarita since 2015 |
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Castro Aguayo, Fernando José |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Venezuelan clergyman, Roman Catholic bishop of Margarita |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 29, 1951 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Caracas , Venezuela |