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Adhemar Esquivel Kohenque

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Adhemar Esquivel Kohenque
Bishop of Tarija
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Tarija
In office 20 October 1995 – 2 June 2004
Predecessor Abel Costas Montaño
Successor Francisco Javier Del Río Sendino
Previous posts Coadjutor Bishop of Tarija (1992-1995)
Titular Bishop of Caere (1968-1992)
Auxiliary Bishop of La Paz (1968-1992)
Orders
Ordination 30 October 1960
Consecration 6 January 1969
by Pope Paul VI
Personal details
Born 22 April 1929
Died 17 July 2013 (aged 84)

Adhemar Esquivel Kohenque (22 April 1929 – 17 July 2013) was a Roman Catholic bishop.

Ordained to the priesthood in 1960, Esquivel Kohenque was named bishop in 1968. In 1992 he was named coadjutor bishop of the Diocese of Tarija, Bolivia and became the diocesan bishop in 1995. He retired in 2004.[1]

He served as a co-consecrator at the consecration of Bishop Juan Vargas Aruquipa.

References

  1. Back to citation "Adhemar Esquivel Kohenque". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 9 October 2018.