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Luis María de Larrea y Legarreta

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Luis María de Larrea y Legarreta
Bishop of Diocese of Bilbao (Emeritus)
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
SeeDiocese of Bilbao
In office1979–1995
PredecessorAntonio Añoveros Ataún
SuccessorRicardo Blázquez Pérez
Previous postPriest
Orders
Ordination27 June 1943
Consecration25 September 1971
Personal details
Born(1918-04-19)19 April 1918
Died28 May 2009(2009-05-28) (aged 91)

Luis María de Larrea y Legarreta (19 April 1918 – 28 May 2009) was a Spanish Bishop of the Roman Catholic Church. At the age of 91, he was one of the oldest bishops in the Church.

Luis María de Larrea y Legarreta was born in Miravalles, Spain, and was ordained as a priest on 27 June 1943. He was appointed Bishop of the Diocese of León on 9 July 1971, and was ordained on 25 September 1971. On 16 February 1979 Legarreta was appointed to the Diocese of Bilbao, where he remained until his retirement on 8 September 1995.

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