Miguel Angel Olaverri Arroniz
Miguel Angel Olaverri Arroniz SDB (born May 9, 1948 in Pamplona , Spain ) is a Spanish religious and Roman Catholic Archbishop of Pointe-Noire .
Life
Miguel Angel Olaverri Arroniz joined the Order of the Salesians of Don Bosco and was ordained a priest on May 5, 1976 . On March 31, 2011 he was appointed Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Pointe-Noire .
Pope Benedict XVI appointed him on February 22, 2013 Bishop of Pointe-Noire. He was ordained episcopal on April 28th of the same year by the Bishop of Bayeux , Pierre Pican SDB. Co- consecrators were the Bishop of Kinkala , Louis Portella , and the Apostolic Nuncio in the Republic of the Congo , Archbishop Jan Romeo Pawłowski .
With the elevation of the diocese of Pointe-Noire on May 30, 2020, he was appointed its first archbishop.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ erezione della Provincia di Ecclesiastica Pointe-Noire (Repubblica del Congo) e nomina del primo Arcivescovo Metropolita. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , May 30, 2020, accessed May 30, 2020 (Italian).
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Jean-Claude Makaya Loembe |
Archbishop of Pointe-Noire until 2020 Bishop since 2013 |
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Olaverri Arroniz, Miguel Angel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish religious and Roman Catholic Archbishop of Pointe-Noire |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 9, 1948 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pamplona , Spain |