Antonio Troyo Calderón

Antonio Troyo Calderón (October 18, 1923 – December 1, 2015) was a Costa Rican Prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.[1]

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Troyo and the second or maternal family name is Calderón.
Antonio Troyo Calderón
Titular Bishop of Burca
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
SeeTitular See of Burca
In officeSeptember 21, 1979
PredecessorLuis Morales Reyes
SuccessorIncumbent
Orders
OrdinationNovember 30, 1947
ConsecrationSeptember 21, 1979
by Román Arrieta Villalobos
Personal details
Born(1923-10-18)October 18, 1923
Cartago, Costa Rica
DiedDecember 1, 2015(2015-12-01) (aged 92)
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Troyo Calderón was born in Cartago and was ordained a priest on November 30, 1947. Calderón was appointed auxiliary bishop to the Archdiocese of San José de Costa Rica on August 27, 1979, as well as titular bishop of Burca, and ordained bishop September 21, 1979, by Román Arrieta Villalobos, Archbishop of San José. Troyo Calderón retired from the archdiocese of San José de Costa Rica on July 13, 2002. He died in December 2015, at the age of 92.

References
  1. "Fallece monseñor Antonio Troyo Calderón, fundador de Radio Fides" (in Spanish). La Nación (San José). 1 December 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2015.


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