Acacio Valbuena Rodríguez

Acacio Valbuena Rodríguez
Born (1922-05-08)8 May 1922
Horcadas, León, Spain
Died 4 May 2011(2011-05-04) (aged 88)
Madrid, Spain
Religion Roman Catholic
Church Catholic Church
Ordained 1945
Congregations served
 Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate
Offices held
 Apostolic prefect of Western Sahara (1994–2009)
Title Prefect Emeritus of Western Sahara

Fr. Acacio Valbuena Rodríguez (8 May 1922 – 4 May 2011) was the Roman Catholic Prefect for Western Sahara. He was ordained as priest in the Oblates of Mary Immaculate on 17 March 1945, and on July 10, 1994, John Paul II installed him in the Apostolic Prefecture of Western Sahara.[1] Rodríguez had an audience with Pope Benedict XVI in Rome on 8 June 2007.[2] Fr. Rodríguez has also attended the Assembly of the Conference of Bishops of North Africa.[3] He lived in El Aaiún. On 25 February 2009, Pope Benedict XVI accepted the resignation of Fr. Rodríguez as Apostolic prefect of Western Sahara for age reasons.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Father Acacio Valbuena Rodríguez, O.M.I. † Catholic-hierarchy.org
  2. ↑ African Mission Website (in French)
  3. ↑ Assemblée de la Conférence des Evêques de la Région Nord de l'Afrique(CERNA) Website Archived November 13, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ↑ "AFRICA/WESTERN SAHARA – Apostolic Prefect of Western Sahara resigns". Agenzia Fides. 26 February 2009. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
Preceded by
Félix Erviti Barcelona
as Apostolic prefect of Spanish Sahara and Ifni (1954–1970)
Apostolic prefect of Spanish Sahara (1970–1976)
Apostolic prefect of Western Sahara (1976–1994)		 Apostolic prefect of Western Sahara
1994–2009 		Succeeded by
Mario León Dorado
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