Juan Antonio Menéndez Fernández
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Juan Antonio Menéndez Fernández (born January 6, 1957 in Villamarín , Asturias , Spain , † May 15, 2019 in León ) was a Spanish clergyman and Roman Catholic bishop of Astorga .
Life
Juan Antonio Fernández Menéndez studied at the diocesan seminary of Oviedo and received on 10 May 1981 in Sacred Heart parish in Aviles , the sacrament of Holy Orders . In 2005 he graduated from the Pontifical University of Salamanca with a degree in canon law . Most recently Menéndez was pastor of the parish of St. Nicholas of Bari in Avilés, official and cathedral chapter in Oviedo. From 2001 to 2011 he was also vicar general .
On 26 April 2013 it appointed Pope Francis to the titular bishop of Nasai and ordered him to auxiliary bishop in Oviedo . The Archbishop of Oviedo, Jesús Sanz Montes OFM , donated him episcopal consecration on June 8th of the same year. Co- consecrators were the Apostolic Nuncio in Spain, Archbishop Renzo Fratini , and the Senior Archbishop of Oviedo, Gabino Díaz Merchán .
Pope Francis appointed him Bishop of Astorga on November 18, 2015.
He died on May 15, 2019 in León.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Biography ( Memento of May 12, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 463 kB), homepage of the Archdiocese of Oviedo, accessed on April 27, 2013
- ^ Rinuncia del Vescovo di Astorga (Spagna) e nomina del successore. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , November 18, 2015, accessed November 18, 2015 (Italian).
- ↑ Muere el obispo de Astorga, presidente de la comisión antipederastia elmundo.es, accessed on May 16, 2019
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Camilo Lorenzo Iglesias |
Bishop of Astorga 2015-2019 |
Jesús Fernández González |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Menéndez Fernández, Juan Antonio |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish clergyman and Roman Catholic Bishop of Astorga |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 6, 1957 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Villamarín , Asturias , Spain |
| DATE OF DEATH | 15th May 2019 |
| Place of death | Leon |