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Juan de Dios López de Victoria

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Juan de Dios López de Victoria
Auxiliary Bishop of San Juan
Church Roman Catholicism
Archdiocese San Juan
Appointed August 1, 1963
Installed September 3, 1963
Term ended August 29, 1992
Orders
Ordination June 11, 1927
Consecration September 3, 1963
by Emanuele Clarizio, Leo Aloysius Pursley, and Luis Aponte Martinez
Personal details
Born March 8, 1898
Lares, Puerto Rico
Died August 29, 1992 (aged 94)
San Juan, Puerto Rico

Juan de Dios López de Victoria (March 8, 1898 – August 29, 1992) was an auxiliary bishop for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico.[1]

Life

Juan de Dios López de Victoria was born on March 8, 1898, in Lares, Puerto Rico. His ordination was on June 11, 1927, in San Juan Puerto Rico. On June 11, 1979, Pope John Paul II named López de Victoria as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of San Juan. He was consecrated on September 3, 1963. Served as auxiliary bishop of San Juan for 28 years. He died in office on August 29, 1992, at the age of 94.

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