José Domínguez Rodríguez

Bishop José Domínguez Rodríguez
Bishop José Domínguez Rodríguez
Born	May 29, 1915; Havana, Cuba
Died	December 11, 1986 (aged 71); Matanzas, Cuba

Bishop José Maximino Eusebio Domínguez y Rodríguez (29 May 1915 in

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Havana

(1960–1961).

Life

His parents were Juan Domínguez and Trinidad Rodríguez. He was baptized at the Church of Nuestra Señora de la Caridad (Our Lady of Charity) in Havana.

Bishop Dominguez studied philosophy at San Carlos and San Ambrosio Seminary and theology at Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, Italy.

He was ordained a priest on June 13, 1943, by the Archbishop of Havana Mons. Manuel Arteaga y Betancourt, in the Church of Espíritu Santo (Holy Spirit). He was named “camarero secreto supernumerario” by Pope Pius XII on October 7, 1950.

Bishop Dominguez was appointed

Diocese of Cienfuegos. He was later appointed as Bishop of the Diocese of Matanzas on July 18, 1961. He participated in the Second Vatican Council

(1962–1965).

Bishop Dominguez died of a heart attack after an operation on December 11, 1986.

References

Episcopologio de la Iglesia Católica en Cuba bio (in Spanish)
Catholic Hierarchy bio

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