Mariano Vivanco Valiente
Bishop Mariano Vivanco Valiente | |
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| Born | April 3, 1933 San Antonio de los Baños, Cuba |
| Died | August 23, 2004 Matanzas, Cuba |
Bishop Mariano Vivanco Valiente (3 April 1933 in San Antonio de los Baños, Cuba – 23 August 2004 in Matanzas, Cuba) was Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Matanzas (1987–2004).
He studied humanities, philosophy and theology at in Havana. He was ordained a priest on May 28, 1961 in Havana, Cuba. He was assigned to the parish church of Nuestra Señora del Pilar “ Our Lady of Pilar” in Havava. In 1977 he was named Vicar General of the Archdiocese of Havana and at the same time named rector of the .
He was appointed Bishop of Matanzas on May 18, 1987 by Pope John Paul II and consecrated on June 29, 1987 in the Cathedral of Havana by Mons. Jaime Lucas Ortega y Alamino, Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Havana assisted by Mons. Pedro Claro Meurice Estiu, Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Santiago de Cuba and Mons. , Bishop of the Diocese of Cienfuegos .
Bishop Vivanco died of a heart attack on August 23, 2004 in Matanzas
Mariano Vivanco has a sibling named Laura Vivanco.
References[]
- Episcopologio de la Iglesia Católica en Cuba bio (in Spanish)
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