Manuel Hilario de Céspedes y García Menocal
Manuel Hilario de Céspedes y García Menocal (born March 11, 1944 in Havana ) is Bishop of Matanzas .
Life
Manuel Hilario de Céspedes y García Menocal was ordained a priest on May 21, 1972 .
Pope Benedict XVI appointed him bishop of Matanzas on May 7, 2005, and he was instituted on June 11 of the same year. He received his episcopal ordination on June 4th of the same year by the Bishop of Pinar del Río , José Siro González Bacallao ; Co- consecrators were Pedro Claro Meurice Estiu , Archbishop of Santiago de Cuba , and Jaime Lucas Cardinal Ortega y Alamino , Archbishop of San Cristóbal de la Habana .
The theologian and writer Carlos Manuel de Céspedes García-Menocal was his older brother. Both are great-great-grandsons of the freedom fighter in the First War of Independence and founder of the Cuban nation, Carlos Manuel de Céspedes .
Web links
- Entry on Manuel Hilario de Céspedes y García Menocal on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on January 4, 2014.
Individual evidence
- ^ Cuba: Mourning the death of Carlos Manuel de Cespedes , Vatican Radio , January 5, 2014
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Mariano Vivanco Valiente |
Bishop of Matanzas since 2005 |
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Céspedes y García Menocal, Manuel Hilario de |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Cuban clergyman, Bishop of Matanzas |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 11, 1944 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Havana |