Gilbert Espinosa Chávez
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His Excellency, The Most Reverend Gilbert Espinosa Chávez |
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| Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of San Diego Titular Bishop of Magarmel |
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| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Los Angeles |
| Diocese | San Diego |
| Appointed | April 9, 1974 |
| Installed | June 21, 1974 |
| Term ended | June 1, 2007 |
| Other posts | Titular Bishop of Magarmel |
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| Ordination | March 19, 1960 |
| Consecration | June 21, 1974 by Leo Thomas Maher, John R. Quinn, and Patrick Flores |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
May 9, 1932 Ontario, California |
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Styles of Gilbert Espinosa Chávez |
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| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
| Ordination history of Gilbert Espinosa Chávez | |
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Episcopal consecration
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| Principal consecrator | Leo Thomas Maher |
| Date of consecration | June 21, 1974 |
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Bishops consecrated by Gilbert Espinosa Chávez as principal consecrator
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| Salvatore Joseph Cordileone | August 21, 2002 |
Gilbert Espinosa Chávez, (March 10, 1932) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, the retired auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of San Diego, California.
Gilbert Chávez was born in Ontario, California. He studied at Immaculate Heart Seminary in San Diego and was ordained a priest of the San Diego diocese on March 19, 1960.
Chávez was appointed auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of San Diego as well as titular bishop of Magarmel on April 9, 1974 by Pope Paul VI. Chávez was consecrated on June 21, 1974. He was only the second Mexican-American priest to be elevated to the rank of bishop in US Catholic Church.
Pope Benedict XVI accepted Chávez's resignation on June 1, 2007.
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