Ambrosio Echebarria Arroita

Ambrosio Echebarria Arroita ( born April 1, 1922 in Zeberio, Vizcaya, † December 6, 2010 in Bilbao) was a Spanish Catholic priest, and from 1974 to 1999 Bishop of Barbastro - Monzón.

Life

Echebarria Arroita received after studying theology and philosophy on June 29, 1947, ordained priest in Vitoria- Gasteiz. At the Pontifical University of Comillas, he received his doctorate in canon law.

Pope Paul VI. appointed him in 1974 to the bishop of Barbastro - Monzón. He received his episcopal consecration on November 2, 1974, the Military Archbishop of Spain, José López Ortiz OSA; Pedro Cantero Cuadrado were co-consecrators, Archbishop of Saragossa, and Francisco Peralta y Ballabriga, Bishop of Vitoria.

His age-related resignation was accepted by Pope John Paul II in 1999.

Work

In addition to his duties as bishop, he was a member of the Episcopal Commission for Pastoral Social Work ( Comisión Episcopal de Pastoral Social ). Shortly thereafter, he sat down at a meeting of the Spanish Bishops' Conference for the establishment of a separate institution for the prison ministry a. After the founding of Delegación Episcopal de Pastoral Penitenciaria 1981 he was the director of 1981 until 1990. Worked there for him the silver medal was awarded for the Directorate General for Prisons.

During his tenure, he advocated for the beatification of the Claretian priest Felipe de Jesus Munarriz, Ceferino " El Pelé " Giménez Malla and Florentino Asensio Baroso who were shot in August 1936 shortly after the beginning of the Spanish Civil War. The beatification of de Jesus Munarriz took place on 25 October 1992 by Giménez Malla and Asensio Baroso on May 4, 1997, Pope John Paul II

In addition, he advocated the return of 112 art objects, which was prompted by a decree of the then Apostolic Nuncio in Spain, Lajos Kada.