José María Larrauri Lafuente

José María Larrauri Lafuente (4 March 1918 – 9 December 2008) was a Spanish Bishop of the Roman Catholic Church. At the time of his death, aged 90, he was one of the oldest bishops in the Church and one of oldest bishops of Spain.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Larrauri and the second or maternal family name is Lafuente.

José María Larrauri Lafuente
Bishop of Vitoria Diocese (Emeritus)
Church	Roman Catholic Church
See	Vitoria Diocese
In office	1979–1995
Predecessor	Francisco Peralta y Ballabriga
Successor	Miguel José Asurmendi Aramendia
Previous post(s)	Bishop
Orders
Ordination	29 June 1949
Personal details
Born	(1918-03-04)4 March 1918 Vitoria, Spain
Died	9 December 2008(2008-12-09) (aged 90)

Lafuente was born in Vitoria, Spain and was ordained a priest on 29 June 1948 in Vitoria, Spain. He was appointed Auxiliary bishop of Archdiocese of Pamplona on 21 September 1970, along with the Titular Bishop of Aufinium, and was ordained a bishop on 4 November 1970. On 16 February 1979 Legarreta was appointed to the Vitoria Diocese and would remain there until his retirement on 8 September 1995.

References

External links

• Catholic Hierarchy ^{[self-published]}
• Vitoria Diocese Site (in Spanish)
• José María Larrauri Lafuente's obituary (in Spanish)

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by -	Auxiliary bishop of Pamplona Titular Bishop of Aufinium 1970–1979	Succeeded by Carlos Talavera Ramírez

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Francisco Peralta y Ballabriga	Bishop of Vitoria 16 February 1979 – 8 September 1995	Succeeded by Miguel José Asurmendi Aramendia S.D.B.