About Gilbert Espinosa Chávez
Lived 1932 – 2020 (aged 87). Gilbert Espinosa Chávez was an American catholic priest and catholic bishop.
Gilbert Espinosa Chávez (March 10, 1932 – March 15, 2020) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church who served as auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of San Diego.
Biography Gilbert Chávez was born in Ontario, California. He studied at Immaculate Heart Seminary in San Diego and was ordained a priest of the San Diego diocese on March 19, 1960.
Chávez was appointed auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of San Diego and titular bishop of Magarmel on April 9, 1974, by Pope Paul VI. He was consecrated on June 21, 1974. He was the second Mexican-American priest to be elevated to the rank of bishop in the US Catholic Church.
Pope Benedict XVI accepted Chávez's resignation on June 1, 2007.
Chávez died on March 15, 2020, at Nazareth House in San Diego.
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Auxiliary bishop of San Diego (1932-2020)
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Gilbert Espinosa Chávez was born on 9 May 1932 in Ontario.
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Gilbert Espinosa Chávez died on 15 March 2020 in San Diego.
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Gilbert Espinosa Chávez was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.
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Gilbert Espinosa Chávez was American.
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