José de Jesús Núñez Viloria (2 January 1938 – 3 July 2024) was a Venezuelan

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prelate, who served as an auxiliary bishop of

Ciudad Bolívar Ciudad Bolívar (; Spanish for "Bolivar City"), formerly known as Angostura and St. Thomas de Guyana, is the capital of Venezuela's southeastern Bolívar, Venezuela, Bolívar State. It lies at the spot where the Orinoco River narrows to about ...

(1982–1987) and a diocesan bishop of

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(1987–1990).

Biography

Núñez Viloria was born in Betijoque,

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and was ordained priest on 12 August 1962. He was elected to the titular see of

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and at the same time appointed auxiliary bishop of the

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ciudad Bolívar The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ciudad Bolívar () is an archdiocese located in the city of Ciudad Bolívar in Venezuela. History *20 May 1790: Established as Diocese of Santo Tomás de Guayana from the Diocese of Puerto Rico in Puerto Rico * ...

on 8 January 1982, he received the episcopal consecration on the following 19 March. On 13 January 1987, he was transferred as a diocesan bishop to the residential see of

and on 21 July 1990 he renounced the pastoral governance of the diocese.Lutto nell’episcopato

References

1938 births 2024 deaths Venezuelan Roman Catholic bishops Roman Catholic bishops of Ciudad Guayana Bishops appointed by Pope John Paul II People from Trujillo (state) {{Venezuela-RC-bishop-stub