Rodolfo Valenzuela Núñez
Rodolfo Valenzuela Núñez (born June 26, 1954 in Quetzaltenango , Guatemala ) is Bishop of Verapaz, Cobán .
Life
Rodolfo Valenzuela Núñez was ordained a priest on June 28, 1980 .
Pope John Paul II named him Coadjutor Bishop of Verapaz on February 19, 1997 . He received his episcopal ordination on April 19 of the same year by the Bishop of Verapaz, Gerardo Humberto Flores Reyes ; Co -consecrators were Archbishop Giovanni Battista Morandini , Apostolic Nuncio in Guatemala , and Victor Hugo Martínez Contreras , Archbishop of Los Altos Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán .
When Gerardo Humberto Flores Reyes retired on February 22, 2001, he succeeded him in the office of Bishop of Verapaz, Cobán.
On July 22, 2014, he was appointed by Pope Francis to be a member of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Nomine nel Pontificio Consiglio per la Promozione dell'Unità dei Cristiani , in: Press Office of the Holy See, Daily Bulletin of July 22, 2014
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Gerardo Humberto Flores Reyes |
Bishop of Verapaz, Cobán since 2001 |
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Valenzuela Núñez, Rodolfo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Guatemalan clergyman, Catholic Bishop of Verapaz, Cobán |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 26, 1954 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Quetzaltenango |