José Cerviño Cerviño

José Cerviño Cerviño
Bishop Emeritus of Diocese of Tui-Vigo
Mons. José Cerviño Cerviño
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
SeeDiocese of Tui-Vigo
In office1976 - 1996
PredecessorJosé Delicado Baeza
SuccessorJosé Diéguez Reboredo
Orders
Ordination6 April 1946
Consecration28 July 1968
by Cardinal Fernando Quiroga y Palacios
Personal details
Born(1920-08-21)21 August 1920
Aldán, Spain
Died18 April 2012(2012-04-18) (aged 91)

José Cerviño Cerviño, (21 August 1920 – 18 April 2012) was a Spanish prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.

Cerviño was born in Aldán, Spain, and was ordained a priest on 6 April 1946 from the Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela. Cerviño was appointed auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela as well as titular bishop of Benepota on 4 June 1968, and ordained bishop on 28 July 1968. On 8 November 1976 Cerviño was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Tui-Vigo where he would serve until his retirement on 7 June 1996.

See also

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela