Funeral services will take place this Friday, April 16, at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church for Archbishop Tulio Manuel Chirivella, emeritus of Barquisimeto, Venezuela, who died April 10, 2021, the vigil of Divine Mercy Sunday. He was 88. He had been a priest for 64 years and a bishop for nearly 47.
After falling ill on a visit to Miami and unable to return home due to conditions in Venezuela, he spent several years in the care of Catholic Health Services at St. Anne's Nursing Center in South Dade.
Archbishop Chirivella was born Nov 14, 1932 in Aguirre, Venezuela, and ordained a priest Nov. 11, 1956 for the Archdiocese of Barquisimeto. He was appointed bishop of Margarita, Venezuela, on April 5, 1974, and ordained a bishop June 9, 1974.
On Oct. 18, 1982, he was named archbishop of Barquisimeto. His installation took place Dec. 11, 1982. He served the archdiocese until his retirement Dec. 22, 2007.
The viewing will take place at Our Lady of Guadalupe on Friday, April 16, from 9 to 10:45 a.m., followed by a Mass of Christian burial at 11 a.m.. Archbishop Wenski will celebrate the Mass. Burial will follow at Our Lady of Mercy Cemetery next door to the church. Our Lady of Guadalupe is located at 11691 N.W. 25 St., Doral.
After falling ill on a visit to Miami and unable to return home due to conditions in Venezuela, he spent several years in the care of Catholic Health Services at St. Anne's Nursing Center in South Dade.
Archbishop Chirivella was born Nov 14, 1932 in Aguirre, Venezuela, and ordained a priest Nov. 11, 1956 for the Archdiocese of Barquisimeto. He was appointed bishop of Margarita, Venezuela, on April 5, 1974, and ordained a bishop June 9, 1974.
On Oct. 18, 1982, he was named archbishop of Barquisimeto. His installation took place Dec. 11, 1982. He served the archdiocese until his retirement Dec. 22, 2007.
The viewing will take place at Our Lady of Guadalupe on Friday, April 16, from 9 to 10:45 a.m., followed by a Mass of Christian burial at 11 a.m.. Archbishop Wenski will celebrate the Mass. Burial will follow at Our Lady of Mercy Cemetery next door to the church. Our Lady of Guadalupe is located at 11691 N.W. 25 St., Doral.
Funeral services will take place this Friday, April 16, at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church for Archbishop Tulio Manuel Chirivella, emeritus of Barquisimeto, Venezuela, who died April 10, 2021, the vigil of Divine Mercy Sunday. He was 88. He had been a priest for 64 years and a bishop for nearly 47.
After falling ill on a visit to Miami and unable to return home due to conditions in Venezuela, he spent several years in the care of Catholic Health Services at St. Anne's Nursing Center in South Dade.
Archbishop Chirivella was born Nov 14, 1932 in Aguirre, Venezuela, and ordained a priest Nov. 11, 1956 for the Archdiocese of Barquisimeto. He was appointed bishop of Margarita, Venezuela, on April 5, 1974, and ordained a bishop June 9, 1974.
On Oct. 18, 1982, he was named archbishop of Barquisimeto. His installation took place Dec. 11, 1982. He served the archdiocese until his retirement Dec. 22, 2007.
The viewing will take place at Our Lady of Guadalupe on Friday, April 16, from 9 to 10:45 a.m., followed by a Mass of Christian burial at 11 a.m.. Archbishop Wenski will celebrate the Mass. Burial will follow at Our Lady of Mercy Cemetery next door to the church. Our Lady of Guadalupe is located at 11691 N.W. 25 St., Doral.
After falling ill on a visit to Miami and unable to return home due to conditions in Venezuela, he spent several years in the care of Catholic Health Services at St. Anne's Nursing Center in South Dade.
Archbishop Chirivella was born Nov 14, 1932 in Aguirre, Venezuela, and ordained a priest Nov. 11, 1956 for the Archdiocese of Barquisimeto. He was appointed bishop of Margarita, Venezuela, on April 5, 1974, and ordained a bishop June 9, 1974.
On Oct. 18, 1982, he was named archbishop of Barquisimeto. His installation took place Dec. 11, 1982. He served the archdiocese until his retirement Dec. 22, 2007.
The viewing will take place at Our Lady of Guadalupe on Friday, April 16, from 9 to 10:45 a.m., followed by a Mass of Christian burial at 11 a.m.. Archbishop Wenski will celebrate the Mass. Burial will follow at Our Lady of Mercy Cemetery next door to the church. Our Lady of Guadalupe is located at 11691 N.W. 25 St., Doral.
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