José María Larrauri Lafuente

José María Larrauri Lafuente (March 4, 1918 – December 9, 2008) was a Spanish Bishop of the Roman Catholic Church. At the time of his death, aged 90, he was one of the oldest bishops in the Church and one of oldest bishops of Spain.

José María Larrauri Lafuente
Bishop of Vitoria Diocese (Emeritus)
Church	Roman Catholic Church
See	Vitoria Diocese
In office	1979–1995
Predecessor	Francisco Peralta y Ballabriga
Successor	Miguel José Asurmendi Aramendia
Orders
Ordination	June 29, 1949
Personal details
Born	(1918-03-04)March 4, 1918 Vitoria, Spain
Died	December 9, 2008(2008-12-09) (aged 90)
Previous post	Bishop

Lafuente was born in Vitoria, Spain and was ordained a priest on June 29, 1948 in Vitoria, Spain. He was appointed Auxiliary bishop of Archdiocese of Pamplona on September 21, 1970, along with the Titular Bishop of Aufinium, and was ordained a bishop on November 4, 1970. On February 16, 1979 Legarreta was appointed to the Vitoria Diocese and would remain there until his retirement on September 8, 1995.

References

External links

• Catholic Hierarchy ^{[self-published]}
• Vitoria Diocese Site (in Spanish)
• José María Larrauri Lafuente's obituary (in Spanish)

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by -	Auxiliary bishop of Pamplona Titular Bishop of Aufinium 1970–1979	Succeeded by Carlos Talavera Ramírez

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Francisco Peralta y Ballabriga	Bishop of Vitoria 16 February 1979 – 8 September 1995	Succeeded by Miguel José Asurmendi Aramendia S.D.B.