Luis Manresa Formosa

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name = Luis Manresa Formosa, S.J.


religion=Roman Catholic Church
See = Archdiocese of Los Altos Quetzaltenango-Totonicapan
Title = Bishop of Diocese of Los Altos Quetzaltenango-Totonicapan (Emeritus)
Period = 1955 - 1979
Predecessor = Jorge García Cabalieros
Successor = Oscar Garcia Urizar
ordination = July 29, 1948
post = Priest | date of birth = birth date and age|mf=yes|1915|4|8
place of birth = Guatemala City, Guatemala

Luis Manresa Formosa , S.J. (born April 8, 1915) is a Guatemalan prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. Currently one of oldest Catholic Bishops and Oldest Guatemalan Bishop

Luis Manresa Formosa born in Guatemala City, Guatemala in Spring of 1915 was ordained a priest on July 29, 1948 from Roman Catholic religious order Society of Jesus. Appointed bishop of the Diocese of Los Altos Quetzaltenango-Totonicapan on November 30, 1955 and ordained bishop January 6, 1956, where he remained until May 30, 1979 when he resigned.

ee Also

*List of oldest Catholic bishops
* Archdiocese of Los Altos Quetzaltenango-Totonicapan
*Society of Jesus

External Links

* [http://catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bmanresa.html Catholic Hierarchy]