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Segismundo Martínez Álvarez (23 February 1943 – 21 April 2021) was a Spanish-born Brazilian
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bishop.


Biography

Martínez Álvarez was born in
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and was ordained to the priesthood in 1972. He served as bishop of the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Corumbá The Diocese of Corumbá () is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Corumbá, Brazil. It is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolis (religious jurisdiction), metropol ...
,
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from 2002 until 2018. He died from
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on 21 April 2021 in
Corumbá Corumbá () is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul, 425 km northwest of Campo Grande, the state's capital. It has a population of approximately 112,000 inhabitants, and its economy is based mainly on agriculture, ani ...
at the age of 78.Bispo em Corumbá, Dom Martinez morre por covid aos 78 anos


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1943 births 2021 deaths 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in Brazil 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in Spain People from the Province of León Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Mato Grosso do Sul Roman Catholic bishops of Corumbá People from Corumbá {{Brazil-RC-bishop-stub