José María Cirarda Lachiondo

infobox bishopbiog
name = José María Cirarda Lachiondo


religion=Roman Catholic Church
See = Archdiocese of Pamplona y Tudela
Title = Archbishop of Archdiocese of Pamplona y Tudela (Emeritus)
Period = 1978- 1993
Predecessor = José Méndez Asensio
Successor = Fernando Sebastián Aguilar
ordination = July 5 1942
post = Bishop | date of birth = birth date|1917|5|23
place of birth = Baquio, Spain | date of death = death date and age |2008|9|17|1917|5|23
place of death = Vitória, Spain

José María Cirarda Lachiondo (May 23 1917 – September 17, 2008) was a Spanish Bishop of the Roman Catholic Church.

Lachiondo was born in Baquio, Spain and was ordained a priest on July 5, 1942. Lachiondo was appointed auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Seville as well as Titular Bishop of Drusiliana on April 9, 1960 and ordained a bishop on June 29 1960. He was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Santander on July 22, 1968 and then the Diocese of Córdoba in Spain on December 3, 1971. On December 31, 1978 Lachiondo was appointed to the Archdiocese of Pamplona y Tudela and would remain at diocese until retirement March 26, 1993.

ee Also

*Archdiocese of Pamplona y Tudela
*Archdiocese of Seville
*Diocese of Santander
*Diocese of Córdoba

External Links

* [http://catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bcirl.html Catholic-Hierarchy]
* [http://www.iglesianavarra.org/ Pamplona Y Tudela Site]
* [http://www.diocesisdecordoba.com/ Cordoba Site]
* [http://www.diocesisdesantander.com/ Samtamder Site]