Victorino Alvarez Tena
Victorino Alvarez Tena (born March 10, 1920 in Puruándiro , Michoacán , Mexico , † November 4, 1987 ) was a Mexican clergyman and Roman Catholic bishop of Celaya .
Life
Victorino Alvarez Tena was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Morelia on April 10, 1943 .
Pope John XXIII appointed him on May 24, 1962 as the first bishop of the newly founded diocese of Apatzingán . The Archbishop of Morelia, Mario Pio Gaspari , gave him episcopal ordination on July 25th of the same year ; Co- consecrators were José Abraham Martínez Betancourt , Bishop of Tacámbaro , and Alfonso Sánchez Tinoco , Bishop of Papantla .
He participated in all four sessions of the Second Vatican Council .
Pope Paul VI appointed him on February 14, 1974 first bishop of the diocese of Celaya, established in October 1973 .
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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Bishop of Apatzingán 1962–1974 |
José Fernández Arteaga |
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Bishop of Celaya 1974–1987 |
Jesús Humberto Velázquez Garay |
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| SURNAME | Alvarez Tena, Victorino |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Mexican clergyman, Roman Catholic Bishop of Celaya |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 10, 1920 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Puruándiro , Michoacan , Mexico |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th November 1987 |