Gilbert Espinosa Chávez

His Excellency, The Most Reverend
Gilbert Espinosa Chávez
Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of San Diego
Titular Bishop of Magarmel
Church Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese Los Angeles
Diocese San Diego
Appointed April 9, 1974
Installed June 21, 1974
Term ended June 1, 2007
Other posts Titular Bishop of Magarmel
Orders
Ordination March 19, 1960
Consecration June 21, 1974
by Leo Thomas Maher, John R. Quinn, and Patrick Flores
Personal details
Born (1932-05-09) May 9, 1932
Ontario, California
Styles of
Gilbert Espinosa Chávez
Reference style
Spoken style Your Excellency
Religious style Bishop
Ordination history of
Gilbert Espinosa Chávez
History
Episcopal consecration
Consecrated by Leo Thomas Maher
Date June 21, 1974
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Gilbert Espinosa Chávez as principal consecrator
Salvatore Joseph Cordileone August 21, 2002

Gilbert Espinosa Chávez, (March 10, 1932) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, the retired auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of San Diego, California.

Biography

Gilbert Chávez was born in Ontario, California. He studied at Immaculate Heart Seminary in San Diego and was ordained a priest of the San Diego diocese on March 19, 1960.[1]

Chávez was appointed auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of San Diego as well as titular bishop of Magarmel on April 9, 1974 by Pope Paul VI. Chávez was consecrated on June 21, 1974. He was only the second Mexican-American priest to be elevated to the rank of bishop in US Catholic Church.[2]

Pope Benedict XVI accepted Chávez's resignation on June 1, 2007.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Pope Benedict Accepts San Diego Auxiliary Bishop Chávez Resignation". US Conference of Catholic Bishops. Archived from the original on 2011-08-01.
  2. ↑ "Diocesan History". Diocese of San Diego. Archived from the original on 31 December 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
  3. ↑ "Bishop Gilbert Espinosa Chávez". Retrieved 23 December 2012.

Episcopal succession

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
–		 Auxiliary Bishop of San Diego
1974–2007		 Succeeded by
–
Preceded by
Thomas Leo Parker		 Roman Catholic Titular See of Margarmel
1974–present		 Succeeded by
–



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