Bishop Leonardo Viera Contreras †

Deceased

Bishop Emeritus of Ciudad Guzmán, Jalisco, México

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
18 Jan 1907		Born
30 May 1931	24.3	Ordained Priest	Priest of Colima, México
25 Jul 1967	60.5	Appointed	Bishop of Colima, México
8 Sep 1967	60.6	Ordained Bishop	Bishop of Colima, México
25 Mar 1972	65.1	Appointed	Bishop of Ciudad Guzmán, Jalisco, México
30 Jun 1972	65.4	Installed	Bishop of Ciudad Guzmán, Jalisco, México
7 Jul 1977	70.4	Resigned	Bishop of Ciudad Guzmán, Jalisco, México
2 Dec 1977	70.8	Died	Bishop Emeritus of Ciudad Guzmán, Jalisco, México

MicroData Summary for Leonardo Viera Contreras
(WikiData: Q19289094)
Bishop Leonardo Viera Contreras (born 18 Jan 1907, died 2 Dec 1977) Bishop Emeritus of Ciudad Guzmán

Event Place
Birth Place Tuxpan, Diocese of Colima
Ordained Bishop Cobamo, Seminary, Colima, Diocese of Colima
Death Place Guadalajara, Archdiocese of Guadalajara, Jalisco
Buried Place (Original) Cathedral, Ciudad Guzmán, Diocese of Ciudad Guzmán, Jalisco

a priest for 46.5 years
a bishop for 10.2 years

Ordained Priest by:
Bishop Bl. Manuel Basulto y Jiménez †
Bishop of Jaén
Principal Consecrator:
José Cardinal Garibi y Rivera †
Archbishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Archbishop Francisco Javier Nuño y Guerrero †
Titular Archbishop of Garella
Bishop Ignacio de Alba y Hernández †
Titular Bishop of Thucca in Mauretania

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

José Cardinal Garibi y Rivera † (1930)
Archbishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco
Archbishop Francisco Orozco y Jiménez † (1902)
Archbishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco
Archbishop Próspero María Alarcón y Sánchez de la Barquera † (1892)
Archbishop of México, Federal District
Bishop Jose Maria Ignacio Montes de Oca y Obregón † (1871)
Bishop of San Luis Potosí
Pope Pius IX (1827)
(Bl. Giovanni Maria Mastai-Ferretti †)
Francesco Saverio Maria Felice Cardinal Castiglioni † (1800)
Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati
Giuseppe Maria Cardinal Doria Pamphilj † (1773)
Cardinal-Priest of San Pietro in Vincoli
Buenaventura Cardinal Córdoba Espinosa de la Cerda † (1761)
Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Panisperna
Archbishop Manuel Quintano Bonifaz † (1749)
Titular Archbishop of Pharsalus
Archbishop Enrico Enríquez † (1743)
Titular Archbishop of Nazianzus
Pope Benedict XIV (1724)
(Prospero Lorenzo Lambertini †)
Pope Benedict XIII (1675)
(Pietro Francesco (Vincenzo Maria) Orsini de Gravina, O.P. †)
Paluzzo Cardinal Paluzzi Altieri Degli Albertoni † (1666)
Chamberlain (Camerlengo) of the Apostolic Chamber
Ulderico Cardinal Carpegna † (1630)
Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere
Luigi Cardinal Caetani † (1622)
Cardinal-Priest of Santa Pudenziana
Ludovico Cardinal Ludovisi † (1621)
Archbishop of Bologna
Archbishop Galeazzo Sanvitale † (1604)
Archbishop Emeritus of Bari (-Canosa)
Girolamo Cardinal Bernerio, O.P. † (1586)
Cardinal-Bishop of Albano
Giulio Antonio Cardinal Santorio † (1566)
Cardinal-Priest of San Bartolomeo all’Isola
Scipione Cardinal Rebiba †
Titular Patriarch of Constantinople

Event	Place
Birth Place	Tuxpan, Diocese of Colima
Ordained Bishop	Cobamo, Seminary, Colima, Diocese of Colima
Death Place	Guadalajara, Archdiocese of Guadalajara, Jalisco
Buried Place (Original)	Cathedral, Ciudad Guzmán, Diocese of Ciudad Guzmán, Jalisco

Source(s):

b/c2+: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1967, Number 121
c1/loc: CB, 3 Jul 2024

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