Luis Armando Bambarén Gastelumendi
Luis Armando Bambarén Gastelumendi SJ (born January 14, 1928 in Yungay ) is a Peruvian clergyman and emeritus bishop of Chimbote .
Life
Luis Armando Bambarén Gastelumendi joined the congregation of the Jesuits in 1944 and was ordained a priest on July 15, 1958 . Pope Paul VI appointed him on December 1, 1967 auxiliary bishop in Lima and titular bishop of Sertei .
The Archbishop of Lima Juan Cardinal Landázuri Ricketts, OFM , donated him episcopal ordination on January 7 of the following year ; Co- consecrators were Ricardo Durand Flórez SJ, Bishop of Cuzco , and Alcides Mendoza Castro , Archbishop ad personam of the Peruvian Military Ordinary .
On June 2, 1978, he was appointed prelate of Chimbote. With the elevation of the territorial prelature to the diocese on April 6, 1983, the first bishop of Chimbote was appointed. On February 4, 2004, Pope John Paul II accepted his age-related resignation.
Awards and honors
- Medalla de Oro de Santo Toribio de Mogrovejo (Peru, 2003)
Web links
- Entry on Luis Armando Bambarén Gastelumendi on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on March 28, 2017.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
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Bishop of Chimbote 1983-2004 |
Angel Francisco Simón Piorno |
| James Edward Charles Burke OP |
Prelate of Chimbote 1978-1983 |
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Bambarén Gastelumendi, Luis Armando |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Peruvian clergyman and bishop emeritus of Chimbote |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 14, 1928 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Yungay |