Rutilio del Riego Jáñez

Rutilio del Riego Jáñez (born September 21, 1940) is a Spanish-born American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. Del Riego Jáñez served as an auxiliary bishop for the Diocese of San Bernardino in California from 2005 to 2015.

Biography

Early life Born in Valdesandinas, Spain on September 21, 1940, del Riego Jáñez joined La Hermandad de Sacerdotes Operarios Diocesanos del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús in 1961. He studied theology at the Pontifical University of Salamanca in Spain, then went to Washington, D.C. to attend Catholic University of America. He received a licentiate and a Master of Arts degree from Catholic University.

Priesthood On June 5, 1965, del Riego Jáñez was ordained into the priesthood for his religious order by Auxiliary Bishop William McDonald at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C.

On December 11, 2015, Pope Francis accepted del Riego Jáñez's letter of resignation as auxiliary bishop of San Bernardino.