Roque Antonio Adames Rodríguez (November 8, 1928 – October 31, 2009) was

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bishop of what is now the Archdiocese of Santiago de los Caballeros,

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. Ordained on April 17, 1954,

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appointed Adames Rodríguez bishop and he was ordained on May 22, 1966, resigning on April 22, 1992.

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