Juan de Dios López de Victoria
Puerto Rican Roman Catholic bishop (1933–2019)
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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]
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 |
| Died | August 29, 1992 (aged 94) |
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.
