José María Cirarda Lachiondo
José María Cirarda Lachiondo (born May 23, 1917 in Baquio , Spain , † September 17, 2008 in Vitoria , Spain) was Archbishop of Pamplona . He was considered an important representative of the transition of Spanish Catholicism after the end of the Franco regime .
Life
José María Cirarda Lachiondo studied at the Pontifical University of Comillas , was awarded a Dr. theol. obtained his doctorate and was ordained a priest on July 5, 1942. He was professor of dogmatic theology at the seminary of Vitoria.
In 1960 he was, against the veto of Francisco Franco , by Pope John XXIII. Appointed Titular Bishop of Drusiliana and Auxiliary Bishop in the Archdiocese of Seville . The episcopal ordination received his Archbishop Ildebrando Antoniutti , Apostolic Nuncio in Spain, on 29 June 1960; Co- consecrators were José María Cardinal Bueno y Monreal , Archbishop of Seville, and Francisco Peralta y Ballabriga , Bishop of Vitoria. After the Second Vatican Council he represented the Spanish Church as a press representative.
Pope Paul VI appointed him Bishop of Santander in 1968 and Apostolic Administrator of Bilbao from November 1968 ; 1971 Bishop of Cordoba . In 1978 he was appointed Archbishop of Pamplona , also with the task of the Apostolic Administration of Tudela .
From 1978 to 1981 he was Vice President of the Spanish Bishops' Conference .
His age-related resignation was granted in 1993 by Pope John Paul II .
Fonts
- Carta pastoral de Monseñor Cirarda, Administrador Apostólico de Bilbao , Bilbao 1970
- María, La Virgen , Biblioteca Autores Cristianos 1978, ISBN 84-220-0841-6
- Una biografía de Don Ramón in Ramón Etxeberria: fuego en la palabra , Biblioteca de Autores Cristianos 2002, ISBN 84-7914-613-3 , together with Félix Núñez Uribe
- Creer Hoy En El Dios De Jesucristo , PPC Editorial 2006, ISBN 84-288-1385-X
Individual evidence
- ^ "José María Cirarda, el último obispo del Concilio Vaticano II" , El País , September 18, 2008
Web links
- Entry for José María Cirarda Lachiondo on catholic-hierarchy.org
- El País : "José María Cirarda, el último obispo del Concilio Vaticano II" , September 18, 2008 (Spanish)
- "The José María Cirarda Lachiondo, el obispo de Sevilla que luchó por la Coronación Canónica de Ntra. Sra. de Consolación " (Spanish)
predecessor | Office | successor |
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José Méndez Asensio |
Archbishop of Pamplona and Trudela 1978–1993 |
Fernando Sebastián Aguilar CMF |
Manuel Fernández-Conde y García del Rebollar |
Bishop of Cordoba 1971–1978 |
José Antonio Infantes Florido |
Vincente Puchol Montis |
Bishop of Santander 1968–1971 |
Juan Antonio del Val Gallo |
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Cirarda Lachiondo, José María |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish theologian and Archbishop of Pamplona |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 23, 1917 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Baquio , Spain |
DATE OF DEATH | September 17, 2008 |
Place of death | Vitoria , Spain |