Gilberto Valbuena Sánchez

Gilberto Valbuena Sánchez
Bishop Emeritus of Colima
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Colima
Appointed8 July 1989
Retired9 June 2005
PredecessorJosé Fernández Arteaga
SuccessorJosé Luis Amezcua Melgoza
Previous postsBishop of La Paz en la Baja California Sur (1988-1989)
Vicar Apostolic of La Paz en la Baja California Sur (1976-1988)
Titular Bishop of Vazari-Didda (1972-1988)
Auxiliary Bishop of Tacámbaro (1972-1976)
Orders
Ordination21 May 1955
Consecration8 February 1973
by José Abraham Martínez Betancourt[1]
Personal details
Born(1929-02-04)4 February 1929
Died22 December 2021(2021-12-22) (aged 92)
Puebla, Mexico

Gilberto Valbuena Sánchez (4 February 1929 – 22 December 2021) was a Mexican Roman Catholic prelate. Valbuena Sánchez was born in Chietla, Puebla on 4 February 1929.[2] He was bishop of Colima from 1989 to 2005.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Bishop Gilberto Valbuena Sánchez". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2026-02-25.
  2. ^ "Fallece en Cholula Obispo Emérito de Colima" (in Spanish). Exilio. 22 December 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  3. ^ Zambrano, Jaime (22 December 2021). "Fallece Gilberto Valbuena, religioso poblano quien fue obispo de Colima" (in Spanish). Milenio. Retrieved 23 December 2021.