René Fernández Apaza was born in Padilla, Bolivia ordained a priest on November 28, 1948. Fernández was appointed bishop to the Diocese of Oruro on March 2, 1968, and consecrated on April 21, 1968.[1] was appointed to the Military Bishopric of Bolivia on July 30, 1975, and would resign on May 17, 1986.
Fernández' s final appointment came on April 16, 1988, to the Archdiocese of Cochabamba. He took part in the 1997 Synod of Bishops for America.[4]
He retired July 8, 1999, assuming the title "archbishop emiritus". Fernández died of an apparent heart attack in his chapel on August 14, 2013, and was buried at the cathedral.
rené, fernández, apaza, january, 1924, august, 2013, bolivian, prelate, catholic, church, archbishop, archdiocese, cochabamba, emeritus, churchroman, catholic, churchseeroman, catholic, archdiocese, cochabambain, office1988, 1999predecessorgennaro, maria, prat. Rene Fernandez Apaza January 9 1924 August 14 2013 was a Bolivian Prelate of the Catholic Church Rene Fernandez ApazaArchbishop of the Archdiocese of Cochabamba emeritus ChurchRoman Catholic ChurchSeeRoman Catholic Archdiocese of CochabambaIn office1988 1999PredecessorGennaro Maria Prata Vuolo S D BSuccessorTito Solari Capellari S D B OrdersOrdinationNovember 28 1948Personal detailsBorn 1924 01 09 January 9 1924Padilla BoliviaDiedAugust 14 2013 2013 08 14 aged 89 Cochabamba BoliviaPrevious post s Prelate Contents 1 Life 2 See also 3 References 4 External links and additional sourcesLife editRene Fernandez Apaza was born in Padilla Bolivia ordained a priest on November 28 1948 Fernandez was appointed bishop to the Diocese of Oruro on March 2 1968 and consecrated on April 21 1968 1 was appointed to the Military Bishopric of Bolivia on July 30 1975 and would resign on May 17 1986 Fernandez was appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Sucre November 21 1981 and succeeds on November 30 1983 2 3 Fernandez s final appointment came on April 16 1988 to the Archdiocese of Cochabamba He took part in the 1997 Synod of Bishops for America 4 He retired July 8 1999 assuming the title archbishop emiritus Fernandez died of an apparent heart attack in his chapel on August 14 2013 and was buried at the cathedral See also editDiocese of Oruro Military Bishopric of Bolivia Archdiocese of Sucre Archdiocese of CochabambaReferences edit Mons Rene Fernandez Apaza Fernandez La Patria obit August 15 2013 Monsignor Rene Fernandez died while praying Opinion August 14 2013 Bishop emeritus Rene Fernandez dies Correo del Sur Synodus Episcoporum Bulletin Holy See Press OfficeExternal links and additional sources editCheney David M Archdiocese of Sucre Catholic Hierarchy org Retrieved March 25 2018 for Chronology of Bishops Chow Gabriel Metropolitan Archdiocese of Sucre GCatholic org Retrieved March 25 2018 for Chronology of Bishops Catholic Hierarchy self published Archdiocese of Cochabamba Spanish Portals nbsp Biography nbsp Catholicism nbsp Bolivia nbsp This article about a Catholic archbishop from Bolivia is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rene Fernandez Apaza amp oldid 1163257335, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
