José Cerviño Cerviño, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

José Cerviño Cerviño

Catholic bishop

Date of Birth: 21-Aug-1920

Place of Birth: Cangas, Galicia, Spain

Date of Death: 18-Apr-2012

Profession: Catholic priest, university teacher

Nationality: Spain

Zodiac Sign: Leo

José Cerviño Cerviño, (August 21, 1920 – April 18, 2012) was a Spanish prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. Cerviño was born in Aldán, Spain and was ordained a priest on April 6, 1946, from the Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela.
Cerviño was appointed auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela as well as titular bishop of Benepota on June 4, 1968, and ordained bishop on July 28, 1968.
On November 8, 1976, Cerviño was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Tui-Vigo where he would serve until his retirement June 7, 1996.