José Gabriel Díaz Cueva (13 June 1925 – 26 January 2018) was an

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bishop, who served as the inaugural Bishop of Azogues from 1968 until his resignation in 1975.

Biography

He was born in the capital of the Province of Azuay, Cuenca.

Priestly ordination

He was Ordained Priest on October 15, 1950.

Episcopate

Episcopal ordination

He was consecrated as Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Cuenca on March 3, 1964, by Monsignor Manuel de Jesús Serrano Abad.

1st Bishop of Azogues

He was appointed as the 1st Bishop of Azogues of the newly created Diocese of Azogues on June 26, 1968, by the Holy

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Positions held

* Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Guayaquil * Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Cuenca * Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Quito * Bishop of the Diocese of Azogues

Death

Díaz Cueva died on January 26, 2018, in a retirement home in the City of Cuenca at the age of 92, a product of his advanced age.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Diaz Cuena, Jose Gabriel 1925 births 2018 deaths 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Ecuador Ecuadorian Roman Catholic archbishops Roman Catholic bishops of Cuenca Roman Catholic bishops of Azogues Roman Catholic bishops of Guayaquil