Ramón Echarren Istúriz (13 November 1929 – 25 August 2014) was a

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bishop. Ordained to the priesthood in 1958, Echarren Istúriz was appointed

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of 'Diano' and auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madrid,

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, in 1969. In 1978, he was appointed bishop of the

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and retired in 2005.Ramon Echerran Isturiz
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