Severo Aparicio Quispe facts for kids
Quick facts for kids The Right Rev. Lord Brother Severo Aparicio Quispe, O. de M. |
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| Titular Bishop of Vegesela in Numidia | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| See | Titular See of Vegesela in Numidia |
| In Office | 1978–2013 |
| Predecessor | Moacyr Grechi, O.S.M. |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | September 22, 1951 |
| Consecration | 4 March 1979 by Cardinal Juan Landázuri Ricketts, O.F.M. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 8, 1923 San Pedro de Lloc, Pacasmayo, Peru |
| Died | May 6, 2013 (aged 89) Cuzco, Peru |
| Previous post | Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Cuzco (1978–1999) |
Severo Aparicio Quispe, O. de M., (October 8, 1923 – May 6, 2013) was a Peruvian friar of the Mercedarian Order who was made a bishop of the Catholic Church. He wrote a number of works on the history of the Catholic Church and of his Order in Peru.
Life
Aparicio was born in San Pedro de Lloc, Pacasmayo, and later entered the Mercedarian friars. He was ordained a priest on September 22, 1951.
Aparicio was appointed an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Cuzco as well as titular bishop of Vegesela in Numidia on December 11, 1978. He was consecrated a bishop on March 4, 1979 by Cardinal Juan Landázuri Ricketts, O.F.M.
Aparicio retired as an auxiliary bishop on April 10, 1999, upon reaching the mandatory retirement age of 75. He then took residence at the Mercedarian monastery in the city. He died on May 6, 2013, and was buried in the crypt of the cathedral.
See also
In Spanish: Severio Aparicio Quispe para niños
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cuzco
- Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy
