Acacio Valbuena Rodríguez

Fr. Acacio Valbuena Rodríguez (8 May 1922 – 4 May 2011) was the Roman Catholic Prefect for Western Sahara. He was ordained as priest in the Oblates of Mary Immaculate on 17 March 1945, and on July 10, 1994, John Paul II installed him in the Apostolic Prefecture of Western Sahara.[1] Rodríguez had an audience with Pope Benedict XVI in Rome on 8 June 2007.[2] Fr. Rodríguez has also attended the Assembly of the Conference of Bishops of North Africa.[3] He lived in El Aaiún. On 25 February 2009, Pope Benedict XVI accepted the resignation of Fr. Rodríguez as Apostolic prefect of Western Sahara for age reasons.[4]

Acacio Valbuena Rodríguez
Born(1922-05-08)8 May 1922
Horcadas, León, Spain
Died4 May 2011(2011-05-04) (aged 88)
Madrid, Spain
ReligionRoman Catholic
ChurchCatholic Church
Ordained1945
Congregations served
Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate
Offices held
Apostolic prefect of Western Sahara (1994–2009)
TitlePrefect Emeritus of Western Sahara

References
  1. Father Acacio Valbuena Rodríguez, O.M.I. † Catholic-hierarchy.org
  2. African Mission Website Archived 2009-01-05 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
  3. Assemblée de la Conférence des Evêques de la Région Nord de l'Afrique(CERNA) Website Archived November 13, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  4. "AFRICA/WESTERN SAHARA – Apostolic Prefect of Western Sahara resigns". Agenzia Fides. 26 February 2009. Retrieved 3 July 2013.


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