Rafael Sanus Abad
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Rafael Sanus Abad was the Roman Catholic titular bishop
of Germaniciana and auxiliary bishop
of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Valencia, Spain
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Ordained a priest for the Valencia Archdiocese on June 22, 1958, Sanus Abad was named auxiliary bishop of the archdiocese on February 3, 1989, and was ordained on March 12, 1989. He signed on November 17, 2000.
Titular bishop
A titular bishop in various churches is a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese.By definition a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop the tradition of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches is that he be ordained for a specific place...
of Germaniciana and auxiliary bishop
Auxiliary bishop
An auxiliary bishop, in the Roman Catholic Church, is an additional bishop assigned to a diocese because the diocesan bishop is unable to perform his functions, the diocese is so extensive that it requires more than one bishop to administer, or the diocese is attached to a royal or imperial office...
of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Valencia, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
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Ordained a priest for the Valencia Archdiocese on June 22, 1958, Sanus Abad was named auxiliary bishop of the archdiocese on February 3, 1989, and was ordained on March 12, 1989. He signed on November 17, 2000.