Miguel Delgado Avila
Miguel Delgado Ávila SDB (born May 23, 1929 in Caracas , Venezuela , † November 18, 2008 in Altamira ) was a Venezuelan clergyman and Roman Catholic bishop of Barcelona .
Life
Miguel Delgado Avila joined the Order of the Salesians of Don Bosco in 1938 and made his profession in 1944 . From 1949 to 1952 he studied philosophy at the Pontifical University of the Salesians in Turin and from 1952 to 1956 theology at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome . Delgado Avila was ordained a priest on December 17, 1955. He worked in various functions in the educational sector, as well as procurator of the Salesians of Don Bosco and president of the Venezuelan Association of Catholic Education (AVEC).
In 1979 he was named titular bishop of Scebatiana and auxiliary bishop in the Archdiocese of Caracas in Venezuela by Pope John Paul II . The episcopal ordination donated him on September 11, 1979 José Cardinal Quintero Parra ; Co- consecrators were the coadjutor in Caracas, Archbishop José Alí Lebrún Moratinos and Francisco José Iturriza Guillén SDB, Bishop of Coro . From 1987 to 1990 he was General Secretary of the Venezuelan Bishops' Conference .
In 1991 he was appointed fourth bishop of the Diocese of Barcelona . John Paul II accepted his age-related resignation in 1997.
Web links
- Entry for Miguel Delgado Ávila on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Biography of Miguel Delgado Avila (Spanish)
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Constantino Maradei Donato |
Bishop of Barcelona 1991–1997 |
César Ramón Ortega Herrera |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Delgado Avila, Miguel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Venezuelan clergyman, Roman Catholic Bishop of Barcelona |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 23, 1929 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Caracas , Venezuela |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 18, 2008 |
| Place of death | Altamira |