Leovigildo López Fitoria
Leovigildo López Fitoria CM (born June 7, 1927 in Boaco , † August 5, 2016 in Daría , Granada Department ) was a Nicaraguan religious and Roman Catholic bishop of Granada .
Life
Leovigildo López Fitoria joined the Order of the Lazarists and was ordained a priest on July 11, 1954 .
Pope Paul VI appointed him Bishop of Granada on July 7, 1972 . The Apostolic Nuncio in Honduras and Nicaragua , Archbishop Lorenzo Antonetti , donated him episcopal ordination on October 7 of the same year ; Co- consecrators were José Eduardo Alvarez Ramírez CM, Bishop of San Miguel , and Manuel Salazar y Espinoza , Auxiliary Bishop in León en Nicaragua .
On December 15, 2003, Pope John Paul II accepted his age-related resignation.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Fallce Obispo Emérito de la Diócesis de Granada, Leovigildo López Fitoria. el19digital.com, August 6, 2016, accessed August 8, 2016 (Spanish).
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Marco Antonio García y Suarez |
Bishop of Granada 1972-2003 |
Bernardo Hombach Lütkermeier |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | López Fitoria, Leovigildo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Nicaraguan religious, Bishop of Granada |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 7, 1927 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Boaco |
| DATE OF DEATH | 5th August 2016 |
| Place of death | Daría , Granada Department |