Luis Manresa Formosa S.J. (April 8, 1915 – December 25, 2010) was a

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. Luis Manresa Formosa born in Guatemala City, Guatemala in the spring of 1915 and was ordained a priest on July 29, 1948, in the

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. Appointed bishop of the Diocese of Los Altos Quetzaltenango-Totonicapan on November 30, 1955, he was ordained bishop on January 6, 1956, remaining in his post until May 30, 1979, when he resigned.

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1915 births 2010 deaths Guatemalan Roman Catholic archbishops 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Guatemala Participants in the Second Vatican Council Guatemalan Jesuits Jesuit archbishops People from Guatemala City Roman Catholic bishops of Los Altos Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán {{RC-archbishop-stub