Jesús Tomás Zárraga Colmenares
Jesús Tomás Zárraga Colmenares (born September 22, 1957 in Caserio Azaro ) is a Venezuelan clergyman and emeritus bishop of San Carlos de Venezuela .
Life
The Bishop of Coro , Ramón Ovidio Pérez Morales , ordained him a priest on September 14, 1985 . He was incardinated on July 12, 1997 in the clergy of the diocese of Punto Fijo .
Pope John Paul II appointed him Bishop of San Carlos de Venezuela on December 27, 2002 . He was ordained episcopal by the Archbishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela , Antonio Ignacio Cardinal Velasco Garcia SDB , on March 15 of the next year; Co- consecrators were Ramón Ovidio Pérez Morales , Archbishop ad personam of Los Teques , and Juan María Leonardi Villasmil , Bishop of Punto Fijo. As Apostolic Administrator , he administered the diocese of La Guaira from November 2011 to November 2013 during the Sedis vacancy .
On November 10, 2014, Pope Francis accepted his early resignation.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Rinuncia del Vescovo di San Carlos de Venezuela (Venezuela) , Holy See Press Office, Daily Bulletin of November 10, 2014
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Antonio Arellano Durán |
Bishop of San Carlos de Venezuela 2002–2014 |
vacant |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Zárraga Colmenares, Jesús Tomás |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Venezuelan clergyman, bishop emeritus of San Carlos de Venezuela |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 22, 1957 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Caserio Azaro |