Bishop José Maximino Eusebio Domínguez y Rodríguez (29 May 1915 in

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– 11 December 1986 in

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) was

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of the

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(1961–1987) and Auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Havana (1960–1961).

Life

His parents were Juan Domínguez and Trinidad Rodríguez. He was baptized at the Church of Nuestra Señora de la Caridad (''Our Lady of Charity'') in Havana. Bishop Dominguez studied

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and

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. He was ordained a priest on June 13, 1943 by the Archbishop of Havana Mons.

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, in the Church of Espíritu Santo (''Holy Spirit''). He was named “camarero secreto supernumerario” by

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on October 7, 1950. Bishop Dominguez was appointed

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of Caeciri and Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Havana by

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on March 31, 1960. He was consecrated on May 15, 1960 in the

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along with Mons.

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by Mons.

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, Titular Archbishop of

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, co-adjutor ''sedis datus'' of Havana, assisted by Mons.

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, Bishop of the Diocese of Camagüey(now

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), and Mons.

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, Titular Bishop of

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and Apostalic Administrator “sede vacante” of the

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. He was later appointed as Bishop of the Diocese of Matanzas on July 18, 1961. He participated in the

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(1962–1965). Bishop Dominguez died of a heart attack after an operation on December 11, 1986.

References

Episcopologio de la Iglesia Católica en Cuba bio

1915 births 1986 deaths Participants in the Second Vatican Council 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Cuba Roman Catholic bishops of Matanzas {{Cuba-RC-bishop-stub