Antonio José Ramírez Salaverría

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Antonio José Ramírez Salaverría
Bishop of Diocese of Maturín (Emeritus)
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
SeeDiocese of Maturín
In office1958–1994
PredecessorNone
SuccessorDiego Rafael Padrón Sánchez
Previous post(s)Priest
Orders
OrdinationJuly 14, 1940
Personal details
Born(1917-10-07)October 7, 1917
Cariaco, Venezuela
DiedJune 28, 2014(2014-06-28) (aged 96)

Antonio José Ramírez Salaverría (October 31, 1917 – June 28, 2014) was a Venezuelan prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. When he died at the age of 96 he was one of oldest Roman Catholic bishops and the oldest Venezuelan Catholic bishop.[1]

Ramírez Salaverría was born in Cariaco, Venezuela and was ordained a priest on July 14, 1940, from the Archdiocese of Cumaná. On May 24, 1958, he was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Maturín and ordained bishop September 14, 1958. He remained in that position until his retirement on May 7, 1994.

References

  1. ^ "Muere el obispo emérito de Maturín monseñor Ramírez Salaverría" (in Spanish). laprensademonagas.info. June 29, 2014. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014.
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