Francisco de Guruceaga Iturriza [SEP] position held
Francisco de Guruceaga Iturriza
Francisco de Guruceaga Iturriza (January 28, 1928 – February 10, 2012) was the Roman Catholic bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of La Guaira, Venezuela.
Ordained to the priesthood in 1960, de Guruceaga Iturriza became a bishop in 1967 resigning in 2001.
Roman Catholic Diocese of Margarita
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Margarita () is a diocese located on the island of Isla Margarita in the Ecclesiastical province of Cumaná in Venezuela.
History.
On 18 July 1969 Pope Paul VI established the Diocese of Margarita from the Diocese of Cumaná.
Special churches.
- Cathedral:
- Catedral Nuestra Señora de La Asunción
- Minor Basilicas:
- Basílica Menor Nuestra Señora de El Valle, El Valle del Espíritu Santo
Ordinaries.
- Francisco de Guruceaga Iturriza