José Vilaplana Blasco

Bishop José Vilaplana Blasco.

Coat of arms of Bishop José Vilaplana Blasco

José Vilaplana Blasco (born December 5, 1944 in Benimarfull , Spain ) is a Spanish clergyman and emeritus Roman Catholic Bishop of Huelva .

Life

José Vilaplana Blasco received the sacrament of ordination for the Archdiocese of Valencia on May 25, 1972 .

November 20, 1984 appointed him Pope John Paul II. To the titular of Bladia and ordered him to auxiliary bishop in Valencia. The Archbishop of Valencia, Miguel Roca Cabanellas , ordained him episcopal on December 27th of the same year ; Co- consecrators were the Archbishop of Oviedo , Gabino Díaz Merchán , and the Bishop of Huelva, Rafael González Moralejo .

Pope John Paul II appointed him Bishop of Santander on August 23, 1991 . On July 17, 2006, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him . to the Bishop of Huelva. The inauguration took place on September 23 of the same year.

On June 15, 2020, Pope Francis accepted José Vilaplana Blasco's resignation due to reasons of age.

Web links

Entry on José Vilaplana Blasco on catholic-hierarchy.org

Individual evidence

^ Rinuncia del Vescovo di Huelva (Spagna) e nomina del successore. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , June 15, 2020, accessed June 15, 2020 (Italian).

predecessor	Office	successor
Ignacio Noguer Carmona	Bishop of Huelva 2006–2020	Santiago Gomez Sierra
Juan Antonio del Val Gallo	Bishop of Santander 1991-2006	Vicente Jiménez Zamora

personal data
SURNAME	Vilaplana Blasco, José
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Spanish clergyman and Roman Catholic Bishop of Huelva
DATE OF BIRTH	December 5, 1944
PLACE OF BIRTH	Benimarfull , Spain

[1] Rinuncia del Vescovo di Huelva (Spagna) e nomina del successore. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , June 15, 2020, accessed June 15, 2020 (Italian).