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Antonio José Ramírez Salaverría

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Antonio José Ramírez Salaverría
Bishop of Diocese of Maturín (Emeritus)
Church Roman Catholic Church
See Diocese of Maturín
In office 1958–1994
Predecessor None
Successor Diego Rafael Padrón Sánchez
Previous post Priest
Orders
Ordination July 14, 1940
Personal details
Born October 7, 1917
Cariaco, Venezuela
Died June 28, 2014 (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. Back to citation "Muere el obispo emérito de Maturín monseñor Ramírez Salaverría" (in Spanish). laprensademonagas.info. June 29, 2014. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014.