José Ramón Gurruchaga Ezama (March 29, 1931,

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– April 11, 2017,

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) was a

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. Ordained to the priesthood in 1961, Gurruchaga Ezama served as bishop of the Diocese of Huaraz,

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, from 1987 to 1996. He then served as bishop of the Diocese of Lurin from 1996 to 2006.Diocese of Lurin
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1931 births 2017 deaths 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in Peru 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Peru Roman Catholic bishops of Lurín Roman Catholic bishops of Huaraz People from Barakaldo {{Peru-RC-bishop-stub