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Luis Manresa Formosa

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Church
  
Roman Catholic Church

Name
  
Luis Formosa

Consecration
  
January 6, 1956

Rank
  
Bishop

Ordination
  
July 29, 1948


Successor
  
Oscar Garcia Urizar

Died
  
December 25, 2010

In office
  
1955–1979

Role
  
Prelate

Previous post
  
See
  
Archdiocese of Los Altos Quetzaltenango-Totonicapan

Predecessor
  
Jorge Garcia Cabalieros

Luis Manresa Formosa S.J. (April 8, 1915 – December 25, 2010) was a Guatemalan prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.

Luis Manresa Formosa born in Guatemala City, Guatemala in the spring of 1915 and was ordained a priest on July 29, 1948 in the Catholic religious order of the Society of Jesus. Appointed bishop of the Diocese of Los Altos Quetzaltenango-Totonicapan on November 30, 1955, he was ordained bishop on January 6, 1956, remaining in his post until May 30, 1979, when he resigned.

References

Luis Manresa Formosa Wikipedia