Antonio José Ramírez Salaverría Cleric

Antonio José Ramírez Salaverría (October 31, 1917 – June 28, 2014) was a Venezuelan Prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. When he died at the age of 96 he was one of oldest Roman Catholic bishops and the oldest Venezuelan Catholic bishop.Ramírez Salaverría was born in Cariaco, Venezuela and was ordained a priest on July 14, 1940 from the Archdiocese of Cumaná. On May 24, 1958 he was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Maturín and ordained bishop September 14, 1958. He remained in that position until his retirement on May 7, 1994.

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Birth dateOctober 07, 1917
Birth place
Venezuela

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  1. http://catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/brams.html