Manuel Hilario de Céspedes y García Menocal
Manuel Hilario de Céspedes y García Menocal | |
|---|---|
| Bishop Emeritus of Matanzas | |
| Appointed | 7 May 2005 |
| Installed | 11 June 2005 |
| Term ended | 22 March 2022 |
| Predecessor | Mariano Vivanco Valiente |
| Successor | Juan Gabriel Díaz Ruiz |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 21 May 1972 |
| Consecration | 4 June 2005 by José Siro González Bacallao |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 March 1944 |
| Died | 26 March 2025 (aged 81) |
Manuel Hilario de Céspedes y García Menocal (11 March 1944 – 26 March 2025) was a Cuban Roman Catholic prelate, who served as the bishop of the Diocese of Matanzas from 2005 to 2022. He studied for the priesthood in Venezuela and filled pastoral assignments there for twelve years before returning to his native Cuba, where he worked in the Diocese of Pinar del Rio until being appointed bishop.