Tulio Manuel Chirivella Varela

Tulio Manuel Chirivella Varela
Tulio Manuel Chirivella Varela
Archbishop of Barquisimeto
Church	Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Archdiocese of Barquisimeto
In office	18 October 1982 – 22 December 2007
Predecessor	Críspulo Benítez Fontúrvel
Successor	Antonio José López Castillo
Previous post	Bishop of Margarita (1974-1982)
Orders
Ordination	11 November 1956
Consecration	9 June 1974; by José Humberto Quintero Parra
Personal details
Born	14 November 1932; Aguirre, Carabobo, United States of Venezuela
Died	10 August 2021 (aged 88); Miami, Florida, United States

Tulio Manuel Chirivella Varela (14 November 1932 – 10 April 2021) was a Venezuelan Roman Catholic archbishop.

Biography

Chirivella Valera was born in Venezuela and was ordained to the priesthood in 1956. He served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Margarita, Venezuela, from 1974 to 1982 and as archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Barquisimeto, Venezuela, from 1982 to 2007.^[1] He was appointed Apostolic Administrator of the Archdiocese of Maracaibo by John Paul II on June 28, 1999, a position he held until 2001.

On December 22, 2007, Pope Benedict XVI took office.^[2]

He gave up his position due to age-related reasons. Monsignor Antonio José López Castillo succeeded him. After his retirement, he settled in Miami, United States, until his death from COVID-19 on 10 April 2021, at the age of 88.^[3]

Notes

↑ David M. Cheney. "Archbishop Tulio Manuel Chirivella Varela [Catholic-Hierarchy]". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
↑ "Falleció en Estados Unidos Monseñor Tulio Manuel Chirivella (+ Comuni…". archive.is. 2021-04-12. Retrieved 2021-04-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
↑ "Murió Arzobispo emérito de Barquisimeto Tulio Manuel Chirivella - Rad…". archive.is. 2021-04-12. Retrieved 2021-04-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

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[catholic-hierarchy-1] David M. Cheney. "Archbishop Tulio Manuel Chirivella Varela [Catholic-Hierarchy]". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2021-04-12.

[2] "Falleció en Estados Unidos Monseñor Tulio Manuel Chirivella (+ Comuni…". archive.is. 2021-04-12. Retrieved 2021-04-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

[3] "Murió Arzobispo emérito de Barquisimeto Tulio Manuel Chirivella - Rad…". archive.is. 2021-04-12. Retrieved 2021-04-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

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