Manuel Bernardo Morete Bodelón

His Grace Manuel Bernardo Morete Bodelón
Bishop of Astorga
Church	Catholic
Diocese	Roman Catholic Diocese of Astorga
Predecessor	Guillermo Martínez Riaguas
Successor	Leonardo Santander y Villavicencio
Orders
Consecration	21 November 1824 by Hipólito Antonio Sánchez Rangel de Fayas
Personal details
Born	(1776-08-20)20 August 1776 Magaz de Arriba, Spain
Died	2 January 1828(1828-01-02) (aged 51) Astorga, Spain

Manuel Bernardo Morete Bodelón (20 August 1776 – 2 January 1828) was a Spanish prelate of the Catholic Church who served as bishop of Astorga.[1] Previously he had served as Bishop of Canarias in the Canary Islands.

Biography

He was born in Magaz de Arriba, Arganza Spain in 1776. Details of his ordination to the priesthood are not known, however, he was selected as Bishop of Canarias by Pope Leo XII in June 1824 and took up the role on 21 November that year.[1][2] In January 1825 he was named Bishop of Astorga in mainland Spain an subsequently took up that position on 21 March 1825.[1][3]

He died in office on 2 January 1826.[1]

Publications

Carta Pastoral, 1825, Madrid[4]

See also

• Roman Catholic Diocese of Canarias
• Roman Catholic Diocese of Astorga

References

1. "Bishop Manuel Bernardo Morete Bodelón †". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
2. "Diocese of Islas Canarias Spain". GCatholic. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
3. "Diocese of Astorga, Spain". GCatholic. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
4. "Carta Pastoral". Hathi Trust. Retrieved 13 July 2023. (in Spanish)

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Manuel Verdugo Albiturría	Bishop of Canarias 1824–1825	Succeeded by Fernando Cano Almirante, O.F.M.
Preceded by Guillermo Martínez Riaguas	Bishop of Astorga 1825–1828	Succeeded by Leonardo Santander y Villavicencio