René Arnold Valero (August 15, 1930 – March 10, 2019) was an American
prelate
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of the
Roman Catholic Church
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who served as
Auxiliary bishop of the
Diocese of Brooklyn
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,
New York
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from 1980 to 2005.
Biography
Born in
Manhattan
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,
New York City
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, Valero was ordained to the priesthood on June 2, 1956, for the Diocese of Brooklyn.
On October 4, 1980, he was named auxiliary bishop of the Brooklyn Diocese and titular bishop of Vicus Turris. He was consecrated bishop on November 24, 1980.
Valero retired on October 27, 2005.
Valero died on Sunday, March 10, 2019.
Diocese of Brooklyn
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See also
References
External links
Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn Official Site
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1930 births
2019 deaths
People from Manhattan
20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in the United States
Catholics from New York (state)
21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in the United States
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