Antonio Ángel Algora Hernando
Antonio Ángel Algora | |
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Bishop of Ciudad Real | |
Church | Catholic Church |
Appointed | 20 March 2003 |
Installed | 2003 |
Term ended | 2016 |
Predecessor | Rafael Torija de la Fuente |
Successor | Gerardo Melgar Viciosa |
Orders | |
Ordination | 23 December 1967 by Saturnino Rubio Montiel |
Consecration | 29 September 1985 by Mario Tagliaferri[1] |
Personal details | |
Birth name | Antonio Ángel Algora Hernando |
Born | La Vilueña, Spain | 2 October 1940
Died | 15 October 2020 Madrid, Spain | (aged 80)
Previous post(s) | Bishop of Teruel and Albarracín |
Antonio Ángel Algora Hernando (2 October 1940 – 15 October 2020) was a Spanish prelate of the Catholic Church who served as bishop of Teruel and Albarracín from 1985 to 2003 and Ciudad Real from 2003 to 2016.
He died from complications from COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain, in Madrid, thirteen days after his 80th birthday.[2]
References[]
- ^ "Bishop Antonio Ángel Algora Hernando". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
- ^ "Muere el obispo emérito de Ciudad Real, Antonio Algora" (in Spanish). 15 October 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
Categories:
- 1940 births
- 2020 deaths
- People from Comunidad de Calatayud
- 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in Spain
- Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain
- 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Spain