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José Antonio Infantes Florido

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His Most Reverend
José Antonio Infantes Florido
Emeritus Bishop of Córdoba
Que lleguemos a la unidad de la fe
Que lleguemos a la unidad de la fe
Archdiocese Seville
Diocese Córdoba
Predecessor José María Cirarda Lachiondo
Successor Francisco Javier Martínez Fernández
Orders
Ordination 19 May 1951
Consecration 21 September 1967
by José Bueno y Monreal
Personal details
Denomination Roman Catholic
Motto Que lleguemos a la unidad de la fe

José Antonio Infantes Florido (born in Almadén de la Plata[1] Spain, 24 January 1920 - died Gelves, 6 November 2005) was a Spanish Roman Catholic bishop.[2]

Priesthood

He studied in the seminary of Valencia and on 19 May 1951 he was ordained a priest.[2]

Episcopal ministry

On 20 July 1967, Pope Paul VI appointed him bishop of the Diocese of Canarias, which covers the three islands of Gran Canaria, Lanzarote and Fuertaventura in the Spanish Canary Islands, he was consecrated on 21 September of that year with Cardinal José Bueno y Monreal, Archbishop of Seville, being the chief celebrant.[2][3] On 25 May 1978 he was appointed Bishop of Córdoba.[2][4] On 15 March 1996, having reach the obligatory retirement age, Pope John Paul II accepted his resignation.[2]

Death

He died in his home in Gelves on 6 November 2005 at the age of 85.[5]

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