José Luis Astigarraga Lizarralde

José Luis Astigarraga Lizarralde CP (born May 4, 1940 in Azkoitia ; † January 20, 2017 in Yurimaguas , Peru ) was a Spanish religious and retired Apostolic Vicar of Yurimaguas .

Life

José Luis Astigarraga Lizarralde joined the religious community of Passionists and was ordained a priest on February 1, 1964 .

Pope John Paul II appointed him Titular Bishop of Buleliana and Vicar Apostolic of Yurimaguas on November 26, 1991 . The Apostolic Nuncio in Peru, Archbishop Luigi Dossena , donated him episcopal ordination on February 29 of the following year ; Co - consecrators were Venancio Celestino Orbe Uriarte CP, Prelate of Moyobamba , and Miguel Irízar Campos CP, Coadjutor Bishop of Callao .

Pope Francis accepted his age-related resignation on December 17, 2016.

He became known as a mediator of various social conflicts around drug trafficking and terrorism.

In 2016, José Luis Astigarraga was honored with the Medalla de Santo Toribio de Mogrovejo by the Peruvian Bishops' Conference for his commitment in the Amazon region and in the jungles of Peru.

Web links

Entry on José Luis Astigarraga Lizarralde on catholic-hierarchy.org

Individual evidence

↑ Fallece en Yurimaguas Monseñor José Luis Astigarraga Lizarralde. Diario Voces (Peru), January 21, 2017, accessed January 21, 2017 (Spanish).
^ Rinuncia del Vicario Apostolico di Yurimaguas (Perù) e nomina dell'Amministratore Apostolico sede vacante et ad nutum Sanctae Sedis. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , December 17, 2016, accessed December 17, 2016 (Italian).
^ Fallce obispo de Yurimaguas Monseñor José Luis Astigarraga. RPP Noticias , January 21, 2017, accessed January 22, 2017 (Spanish).

predecessor	Office	successor
Miguel Irízar Campos CP	Vicar Apostolic of Yurimaguas 1990–2016	Jesús María Aristín Seco CP

personal data
SURNAME	Astigarraga Lizarralde, José Luis
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Spanish religious and apostolic vicar of Yurimaguas
DATE OF BIRTH	May 4th 1940
PLACE OF BIRTH	Azkoitia
DATE OF DEATH	20th January 2017
Place of death	Yurimaguas

[1] Fallece en Yurimaguas Monseñor José Luis Astigarraga Lizarralde. Diario Voces (Peru), January 21, 2017, accessed January 21, 2017 (Spanish).

[2] Rinuncia del Vicario Apostolico di Yurimaguas (Perù) e nomina dell'Amministratore Apostolico sede vacante et ad nutum Sanctae Sedis. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , December 17, 2016, accessed December 17, 2016 (Italian).

[3] Fallce obispo de Yurimaguas Monseñor José Luis Astigarraga. RPP Noticias , January 21, 2017, accessed January 22, 2017 (Spanish).