José Antonio Infantes Florido

José Antonio Infantes Florido (born in Almadén de la Plata[1] Spain, 24 January 1920 - died Gelves, 6 November 2005) was a Spanish Roman Catholic bishop.[2]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Infantes and the second or maternal family name is Florido.
His Most Reverend

José Antonio Infantes Florido
Emeritus Bishop of Córdoba
Que lleguemos a la unidad de la fe
ArchdioceseSeville
DioceseCórdoba
PredecessorJosé María Cirarda Lachiondo
SuccessorFrancisco Javier Martínez Fernández
Orders
Ordination19 May 1951
Consecration21 September 1967
by José Bueno y Monreal
Personal details
NationalitySpanish
DenominationRoman Catholic
MottoQue lleguemos a la unidad de la fe

Priesthood

He studied in the seminary of Valencia and on 19 May 1951 he was ordained a priest.[2]

Episcopal ministry

On 20 July 1967, Pope Paul VI appointed him bishop of the Diocese of Canarias, which covers the three islands of Gran Canaria, Lanzarote and Fuertaventura in the Spanish Canary Islands, he was consecrated on 21 September of that year with Cardinal José Bueno y Monreal, Archbishop of Seville, being the chief celebrant.[2][3] On 25 May 1978 he was appointed Bishop of Córdoba.[2][4] On 15 March 1996, having reach the obligatory retirement age, Pope John Paul II accepted his resignation.[2]

Death

He died in his home in Gelves on 6 November 2005 at the age of 85.[5]

See also

References
  1. "Almadén de la Plata - Official Andalusia tourism website". www.andalucia.org.
  2. "Bishop José Antonio Infantes Florido [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org.
  3. "Diocese of Islas Canarias, Spain". GCatholic.
  4. "Diocese of Córdoba, Spain". GCatholic.
  5. "Falleció Mons. Infantes Florido (in Spanish)". Diocese of Canarias. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.