Gilbert Espinosa Chávez
His Excellency Gilbert Espinosa Chávez | |
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| Titular Bishop of Magarmel | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| See | Titular See of Magarmel |
| In office | 1990 - current |
| Predecessor | Thomas Leo Parker |
| Successor | Incumbent |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | March 19, 1960 |
| Consecration | June 21, 1974 by Leo Thomas Maher |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 9, 1932 |
| Styles of Gilbert Chávez | |
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| Reference style | The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Monsignor |
| Posthumous style | not applicable |
Gilbert Espinosa Chávez, (March 10, 1932) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, the retired auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of San Diego, California.
Biography
Gilbert Chávez was born in Ontario, California. He studied at Immaculate Heart Seminary in San Diego and was ordained a priest of the San Diego diocese on March 19, 1960.[1]
Chávez was appointed auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of San Diego as well as titular bishop of Magarmel on April 9, 1974 by Pope Paul VI. Chávez was consecrated on June 21, 1974. He was only the second Mexican-American priest to be elevated to the rank of bishop in US Catholic Church.[2]
Pope Benedict XVI accepted Chávez's resignation on June 1, 2007.[3]
References
- ^ "Pope Benedict Accepts San Diego Auxiliary Bishop Chávez Resignation". US Conference of Catholic Bishops.
- ^ "Diocesan History". Diocese of San Diego. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
- ^ "Bishop Gilbert Espinosa Chávez". Retrieved 23 December 2012.
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