Gonzalo de Jesús María del Castillo Crespo
Gonzalo Ramiro de Jesús María del Castillo Crespo OCD (born September 20, 1936 in La Paz , Bolivia , † January 14, 2019 in Cochabamba ) was a Bolivian clergyman and military bishop of Bolivia .
Life
Gonzalo de Jesús María del Castillo Crespo joined the Order of the Discalced Carmelites and was ordained a priest on September 21, 1964 .
Pope John Paul II appointed him on November 3, 1983 auxiliary bishop in La Paz and titular bishop of Themisonium . The Archbishop of La Paz, Jorge Manrique Hurtado , donated him episcopal ordination on January 7th the next year ; Co- consecrators were José Armando Gutiérrez Granier , Archbishop Emeritus of Cochabamba , and Adhemar Esquivel Kohenque , Auxiliary Bishop in La Paz.
On April 14, 2000 he was appointed Bishop of the Bolivian Military Ordinary by John Paul II . At the same time he was appointed "Honorary Captain" (Capitán de Navío Honorífico) according to an agreement between the Holy See and the State of Bolivia. In 2002 he was appointed Brigadier General (General de Brigada) by the National Congress of Bolivia .
Pope Benedict XVI accepted his age-related resignation on April 4, 2012.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ "Destacado Apostolado de Monseñor Gonzalo del Castillo Crespo" OCD Burgos, June, 15, 2000 (Spanish)
- ↑ "Partió a la Casa del Padre, el Obispo Emérito Castrense de Bolivia, Monseñor Gonzalo del Castillo (1936 - 2019)" , Iglesia Viva, January 14, 2019 (Spanish)
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Mario Lezana Vaca |
Military Bishop of Bolivia 2000–2012 |
Oscar Omar Aparicio Céspedes |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Castillo Crespo, Gonzalo de Jesús María del |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bolivian religious and Roman Catholic military bishop of Bolivia |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 20, 1936 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | La Paz , Bolivia |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 14, 2019 |
| Place of death | Cochabamba |