Bishop José Buenaventura Arias Bergara †

Deceased

Date	Age	Event	Title
2 Mar 1772		Born	El Arenal
2 Oct 1826	54.6	Appointed	Auxiliary Bishop of Mérida, Venezuela
2 Oct 1826	54.6	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Ierichus
19 Aug 1827	55.5	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Ierichus
22 Dec 1828	56.8	Appointed	Vicar Apostolic of Mérida, Venezuela
21 Nov 1831	59.7	Died	Vicar Apostolic of Mérida, Venezuela

a bishop for 4.3 years	Principal Consecrator: Bishop Rafael Lasso de la Vega †
Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession: Bishop José Buenaventura Arias Bergara † (1827) Bishop Rafael Lasso de la Vega † (1816) Archbishop Juan Bautista Sacristán y Galiano † (1810) Bishop Juan Alejo de Arizmendi de La Torre † (1804) Archbishop Francisco de Ibarra y Herrera † (1792) Bishop Francisco de Cuerda †	Principal Co-Consecrator of: Archbishop Ramón Ignacio Méndez †