Pedro Grau y Arola
Pedro Grau y Arola CMF (born February 2, 1903 in Sant Jaume de Viladrover , † March 4, 2002 ) was Vicar Apostolic of Quibdó .
Life
Pedro Grau y Arola joined the order of the Claretians and was ordained a priest on May 29, 1926 .
Pius XII. appointed him on March 24, 1953 Vicar Apostolic of Quibdó and Titular Bishop of Pella . The Archbishop of Bogotá and Military Vicar of Colombia , Cardinal Crisanto Luque y Sánchez , donated him episcopal ordination on May 31 of the same year ; Co- consecrators were Emilio de Brigard Ortiz , auxiliary bishop in Bogotá , and Tulio Botero Salazar CM , bishop of Zipaquirá .
He attended all the sessions of the Second Vatican Council . On June 6, 1983, Pope John Paul II accepted his age-related resignation.
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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Vicar Apostolic of Quibdó 1953–1983 |
Jorge Iván Castaño Rubio CMF |
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Gray y Arola, Pedro |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish clergyman, Catholic bishop |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 2, 1903 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sant Jaume de Viladrover |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 4, 2002 |