Gilbert Espinosa Chávez
Roman Catholic Church | |
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| Archdiocese | Los Angeles |
| Diocese | San Diego |
| Appointed | April 9, 1974 |
| Installed | June 21, 1974 |
| Term ended | June 1, 2007 |
| Other post(s) | Titular Bishop of Magarmel |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | March 19, 1960 |
| Consecration | June 21, 1974 by Leo Thomas Maher, John R. Quinn, and Patrick Flores |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 9, 1932 |
| Died | March 15, 2020 (aged 87) San Diego |
| Styles of Gilbert Espinosa Chávez | ||
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Reference style | ||
| Spoken style | Your Excellency | |
| Religious style | Bishop | |
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Gilbert Espinosa Chávez, (March 10, 1932 – March 15, 2020) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church who served as auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of San Diego.
Biography
Gilbert Chávez was born in Ontario, California. He studied at Immaculate Heart Seminary in San Diego and was ordained a priest of the San Diego diocese on March 19, 1960.[1]
Chávez was appointed auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of San Diego and titular bishop of
Pope Paul VI. He was consecrated on June 21, 1974. He was the second Mexican-American priest to be elevated to the rank of bishop in the US Catholic Church.[2]
Pope Benedict XVI accepted Chávez's resignation on June 1, 2007.[3]
Chávez died on March 15, 2020, at Nazareth House in San Diego.[4]
References
- ^ "Pope Benedict Accepts San Diego Auxiliary Bishop Chávez Resignation". US Conference of Catholic Bishops. Archived from the original on 1 August 2011.
- ^ "Diocesan History". Diocese of San Diego. Archived from the original on 31 December 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
- ^ "Bishop Gilbert Espinosa Chávez". Retrieved 23 December 2012.
- ^ "Auxiliary Bishop Gilberto E. Chávez – The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego". Retrieved 2020-03-17.
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