José María Preciado y Nieva
José María Preciado y Nieva CMF (born September 23, 1886 in Cadreita , Navarra , † August 13, 1963 ) was a Spanish clergyman and Vicar Apostolic of Darién .
Life
José María Preciado y Nieva joined the order of the Claretians and was ordained a priest on June 23, 1912 .
Pope Pius XI appointed him on February 26, 1934 Vicar Apostolic of Darién and Titular Bishop of Tegea. The Archbishop of San Antonio , Arthur Jerome Drossaerts , donated him episcopal ordination on May 31 of the same year ; Co- consecrators were Leopoldo Ruiz y Flóres , Archbishop of Morelia , and Anthony Joseph Schuler SJ , Bishop of El Paso .
On July 9, 1955, Pope Pius XII took resigned as Vicar Apostolic of Darién.
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| Juan José Maíztegui y Besoitaiturria CMF |
Vicar Apostolic of Darién 1934–1955 |
Jesús Serrano Pastor CMF |
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| SURNAME | Preciado y Nieva, José María |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish clergyman and Vicar Apostolic of Darién |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 23, 1886 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cadreita , Navarre |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 13, 1963 |