Martin Legarra Tellechea
Martin Legarra Tellechea OAR (born January 25, 1910 in Murguindueta , † June 15, 1985 ) was a Spanish clergyman and Roman Catholic bishop of Santiago de Veraguas .
Life
Martin Legarra Tellechea joined the order of the Augustinian recollects and was ordained a priest on March 19, 1933 .
Pope Paul VI appointed him on November 6, 1963 as the first prelate of the territorial prelature of Bocas del Toro, established a year earlier . On March 18, 1965, he was appointed titular bishop of Luperciana . The Apostolic Nuncio in Panama , Antonino Pinci , donated him episcopal ordination on June 6 of the same year ; Co- consecrators were Tomás Alberto Clavel Méndez , Archbishop of Panama , and the Vicar Apostolic of Darién , Jesús Serrano Pastor CMF .
He attended the third and fourth sessions of the Second Vatican Council as a council father.
On April 3, 1969, Pope Paul VI appointed him. to the Bishop of Santiago de Veraguas .
On February 15, 1975, the Pope accepted his early resignation.
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| Marcos Gregorio McGrath CSC |
Bishop of Santiago de Veraguas 1969–1975 |
José Dimas Cedeño Delgado |
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Prelate of Bocas del Toro 1963-1969 |
José Agustín Ganuza García OAR |
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| SURNAME | Legarra Tellechea, Martin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish religious, Roman Catholic bishop of Santiago de Veraguas |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 25, 1910 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Murguindueta , Spain |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 15, 1985 |