Rodolfo Francisco Bobadilla Mata

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Rodolfo Francisco Bobadilla Mata CM (born October 16, 1932 in Guatemala City ; † April 13, 2019 ibid) was a Guatemalan religious and Roman Catholic bishop of Huehuetenango .

Life

Rodolfo Francisco Bobadilla Mata joined the religious community of the Lazarists , made his profession on July 25, 1949 and was ordained a priest on August 13, 1958 .

On May 15, 1987, John Paul II appointed him Vicar Apostolic of El Peten and Titular Bishop of Lari Castellum . The Apostolic Nuncio in Guatemala , Oriano Quilici , consecrated him bishop on June 27 of the same year; Co- consecrators were Próspero Penados del Barrio , Archbishop of Guatemala , and Jorge Mario Ávila del Águila , Bishop of Jalapa .

Pope John Paul II appointed him Bishop of Huehuetenango on August 28, 1996 . On May 14, 2012, Pope Benedict XVI. Rodolfo Francisco Bobadilla Mata's resignation due to reasons of age.

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predecessor Office successor
Jorge Mario Ávila del Águila CM Vicar Apostolic of El Peten
1987–1996
Óscar Julio Vian Morales SDS
Julio Amílcar Bethancourt Fioravanti Bishop of Huehuetenango
1996–2012
Alvaro Leonel Cardinal Ramazzini Imeri