William Enrique Delgado Silva
William Enrique Delgado Silva (born February 27, 1951 in Caracas ) is a Venezuelan clergyman and emeritus Roman Catholic Bishop of Cabimas .
Life
William Enrique Delgado Silva was ordained a priest on May 18, 1975 .
Pope John Paul II appointed him auxiliary bishop in Maracaibo and titular bishop of Vazi-Sarra on November 3, 1995 . He was ordained episcopate on December 16 of the same year by the Archbishop of Maracaibo, Ramón Ovidio Pérez Morales ; Co- consecrators were Alfredo José Rodríguez Figueroa , Archbishop of Cumaná , and Mario del Valle Moronta Rodríguez , Bishop of Los Teques .
On April 14, 1999 he was appointed the first bishop of the diocese of El Vigía-San Carlos del Zulia , which had been established five years earlier , and was introduced to the office on June 19 of the same year. Pope Benedict XVI appointed him bishop of Cabimas on July 26, 2005.
On September 14, 2018, Pope Francis accepted his early resignation.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Rinuncia del Vescovo di Cabimas (Venezuela) e nomina dell'Amministratore Apostolico sede vacante della medesima diocesi. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , September 14, 2018, accessed September 14, 2018 (Italian).
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| --- |
Bishop of El Vigía-San Carlos del Zulia 1999-2005 |
José Luis Azuaje Ayala |
| Freddy Jesús Fuenmayor Suárez |
Bishop of Cabimas 2005–2018 |
Ángel Francisco Caraballo Fermín |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Delgado Silva, William Enrique |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Delgado Silva, William |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Venezuelan clergyman, emeritus Roman Catholic Bishop of Cabimas |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 27, 1951 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Caracas |