José Gea Escolano (14 June 1929 – 6 February 2017) was a Spanish

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prelate. Born in El Real de Gandia, Gea Escolano was ordained to the priesthood in 1953. He served as the Bishop of

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from 1976 to 1987, and later as the Bishop of Mondoñedo-Ferrol from 1987 until his retirement in 2005. He died on 6 February 2017 in

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at the age of 87.

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1929 births 2017 deaths People from Gandia 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Spain 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in Spain {{Spain-RC-bishop-stub