José María García Lahiguera
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| Died | 14 July 1989 (aged 86) Madrid, Spain |
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| Motto | Sacerdos et hostia ("Priest and victim") |
José María García Lahiguera (9 March 1903 – 14 July 1989) was a Spanish Roman Catholic who served as the Archbishop of Valencia from 1969 until his resignation came into effect in 1978. He established the Oblate Sisters of Christ the Priest.
Life
José María García Lahiguera was born on 9 March 1903 in Spain.
He completed his studies to become a
He formed groups of men and women of Catholic Action to treat the ill and those in the prisons, and placed an emphasis on the distribution of the Eucharist.
He established the Oblate Sisters of Christ the Priest, which Pope Pius XII provided papal approval for in 1950. He was consecrated in 1950 after he was nominated for the episcopate. He attended all sessions of the Second Vatican Council from 1962 to 1965. In 1964 Pope Paul VI appointed him as the Bishop of Huelva.
He was appointed as the Archbishop of Valencia in 1969 and focused on conciliar renewal and took care of the liturgical reform the council implemented. He resigned - as canon law required - in 1978 from his archdiocese.
He died in 1989.[2]
Beatification process
The cause of beatification commenced in Madrid on 20 June 1995 which conferred upon him the title of
He was proclaimed to be
See also
References
- ^ "Servant of God Jose Maria Lahiguera". Santi e Beati. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
- ^ "Servant of God Jose Maria Lahiguera". Santi e Beati. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
