Adolfo Pérez y Muñoz (18 July 1864 - 21 December 1945) was a Spanish prelate of the Roman Catholic church who served as
Bishop of Córdoba
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.
Biography
He was born in
Cantabria
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, entered the seminary at a young age and was ordained a priest at the age of 24.
On 29 April 1909
Pope Pius X
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named him
Bishop of Canarias in the
Canary Islands
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, he took up the position on 3 October that year.
Four years later he was appointed
Bishop of Badajoz
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on 18 July 1918,
and he was assigned to Córdoba 11 July 1920.
Death
He died on 21 December 1945 while serving as Bishop in Córdoba, Spain.
See also
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Roman Catholic Diocese of Canarias
The Diocese of Canarias or Diocese Canariense-Rubicense () is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church located in the Canary Islands in the ecclesiastical province of Seville in Spain. The dioceses includes the islands of Gran Canaria, Fuerteven ...
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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mérida-Badajoz
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Roman Catholic Diocese of Córdoba
The Diocese of Córdoba () is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Córdoba, Spain, Córdoba in the ecclesiastical province of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sevilla, Sevilla in Spain.[< ...]
References
Spanish Roman Catholic bishops
Bishops appointed by Pope Pius X
1864 births
1945 deaths
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