René Fernández Apaza

René Fernández Apaza
Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Cochabamba (emeritus)
Church	Roman Catholic Church
See	Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cochabamba
In office	1988 - 1999
Predecessor	Gennaro Maria Prata Vuolo, S.D.B
Successor	Tito Solari Capellari, S.D.B.
Orders
Ordination	November 28, 1948
Personal details
Born	(1924-01-09)January 9, 1924 Padilla, Bolivia
Died	August 14, 2013(2013-08-14) (aged 89) Cochabamba, Bolivia
Previous post(s)	Prelate

René Fernández Apaza (January 9, 1924 – August 14, 2013) was a Bolivian Prelate of the Catholic Church.

Life

René Fernández Apaza was born in Padilla, Bolivia ordained a priest on November 28, 1948. Fernández was appointed bishop to the Diocese of Oruro on March 2, 1968, and consecrated on April 21, 1968. was appointed to the Military Bishopric of Bolivia on July 30, 1975, and would resign on May 17, 1986.

Fernández was appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Sucre November 21, 1981 and succeeds on November 30, 1983.

Fernández' s final appointment came on April 16, 1988, to the Archdiocese of Cochabamba. He took part in the 1997 Synod of Bishops for America.

He retired July 8, 1999, assuming the title "archbishop emeritus". Fernández died of an apparent heart attack in his chapel on August 14, 2013, and was buried at the cathedral.

See also

• Diocese of Oruro
• Military Bishopric of Bolivia
• Archdiocese of Sucre
• Archdiocese of Cochabamba

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Sucre". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)
• Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Sucre". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)
• Catholic-Hierarchy ^{[self-published]}
• Archdiocese of Cochabamba (Spanish)