Félix Erviti Barcelona
| Félix Erviti Barcelona | |
|---|---|
| Born |
29 July 1910 Valcarlos, Navarre, Spain |
| Died |
24 November 2000 (aged 90) Madrid, Spain |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Ordained | 1933 |
Congregations served | Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate |
Offices held |
Apostolic prefect of Spanish Sahara and Ifni (1954-1970) Apostolic prefect of Spanish Sahara (1970-1976) Apostolic prefect of Western Sahara (1976-1994) |
| Title | Prefect Emeritus of Western Sahara |
Félix Erviti Barcelona (29 July 1910 – 24 November 2000) was a Spanish Roman Catholic priest, in the Oblates of Mary Immaculate. He was ordained as priest on February 19, 1933. In 1954 he was appointed by Pope Pius XII as apostolic prefect of Spanish Sahara and Ifni.[1] He served as the apostolic prefect of Western Sahara until 1994, when he was succeeded by Acacio Valbuena Rodríguez, although he remained as Prefect Emeritus of Western Sahara.[2] After the 1975 occupation of Western Sahara by Morocco Erviti spent 19 years in the Sahrawi refugee camps.[3]
References
- ↑ Father Félix Erviti Barcelona, O.M.I. † Catholic-hierarchy.org
- ↑ Apostolic Prefecture of West Sahara, Western Sahara
- ↑ Félix Erviti, último prefecto apostólico del Sáhara (Spanish)
| New office | Apostolic prefect of Spanish Sahara and Ifni (1954-1970) Apostolic prefect of Spanish Sahara (1970-1976) Apostolic prefect of Western Sahara (1976-1994) |
Succeeded by Acacio Valbuena Rodríguez |