Federico Richter Fernandez-Prada
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Federico Richter Fernandez-Prada, O.F.M. (February 14, 1922 – August 8, 2011) was a Peru
vian Prelate
of the Roman Catholic Church
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Federico Richter Fernandez-Prada was born in Huanta, Peru, ordained a priest on July 14, 1946 from the religious order of the Order of Friars Minor
. He was appointed auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Piura as well as titular bishop of Thucca in Numidia. Prada was appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Ayacucho o Huamanga in 1975, succeeding as bishop on November 20, 1979. He would retire on May 23, 1991.
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
vian Prelate
Prelate
A prelate is a high-ranking member of the clergy who is an ordinary or who ranks in precedence with ordinaries. The word derives from the Latin prælatus, the past participle of præferre, which means "carry before", "be set above or over" or "prefer"; hence, a prelate is one set over others.-Related...
of the Roman Catholic Church
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...
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Federico Richter Fernandez-Prada was born in Huanta, Peru, ordained a priest on July 14, 1946 from the religious order of the Order of Friars Minor
Franciscan
Most Franciscans are members of Roman Catholic religious orders founded by Saint Francis of Assisi. Besides Roman Catholic communities, there are also Old Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, ecumenical and Non-denominational Franciscan communities....
. He was appointed auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Piura as well as titular bishop of Thucca in Numidia. Prada was appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Ayacucho o Huamanga in 1975, succeeding as bishop on November 20, 1979. He would retire on May 23, 1991.
See also
- List of oldest Catholic bishops
- Archdiocese of Piura
- Archdiocese of Ayacucho o Huamanga
- Order of Friars MinorFranciscanMost Franciscans are members of Roman Catholic religious orders founded by Saint Francis of Assisi. Besides Roman Catholic communities, there are also Old Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, ecumenical and Non-denominational Franciscan communities....