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Bishop Leonardo Viera Contreras †

Deceased

Bishop Emeritus of Ciudad Guzmán, Jalisco

Events

a priest for 46.5 years a bishop for 10.2 years

Principal Consecrator: José Cardinal Garibi y Rivera † Principal Co-Consecrators: Archbishop Francisco Javier Nuño y Guerrero † Bishop Ignacio de Alba y Hernández †

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession: Bishop Leonardo Viera Contreras † (1967) José Cardinal Garibi y Rivera † (1930) Archbishop José Francisco Orozco y Jiménez † (1902) Archbishop Próspero María Alarcón y Sánchez de la Barquera † (1892) Archbishop Jose Maria Ignacio Montes de Oca y Obregón † (1871) Pope Bl. Giovanni Maria Mastai-Ferretti † (1827) Pope Francesco Saverio Maria Felice Castiglioni † (1800) Giuseppe Maria Cardinal Doria Pamphilj † (1773) Buenaventura Cardinal Córdoba Espinosa de la Cerda † (1761) Archbishop Manuel Quintano Bonifaz † (1749) Enrique Cardinal Enríquez † (1743) Pope Prospero Lorenzo Lambertini † (1724) Pope Pietro Francesco (Vincenzo Maria) Orsini de Gravina, O.P. † (1675) Paluzzo Cardinal Paluzzi Altieri Degli Albertoni † (1666) Ulderico Cardinal Carpegna † (1630) Luigi Cardinal Caetani † (1622) Ludovico Cardinal Ludovisi † (1621) Archbishop Galeazzo Sanvitale † (1604) Girolamo Cardinal Bernerio, O.P. † (1586) Giulio Antonio Cardinal Santorio † (1566) Scipione Cardinal Rebiba †

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