Luis Munive Escobar (June 21, 1920 − May 25, 2001) was a

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bishop. Ordained to the priesthood on March 25, 1944, Munive Escobar was named bishop of the

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in 1959 and retired in 2001.Bishop Luis Munive Escobar
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