José Cerviño Cerviño

Who was José Cerviño Cerviño?

José Cerviño Cerviño, was a Spanish prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.

Cerviño was born in Aldán, Spain and was ordained a priest on April 6, 1946 from the Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela. Cerviño was appointed auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela as well as titular bishop of Benepota on June 4, 1968 and ordained bishop on July 28, 1968. On November 8, 1976, Cerviño was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Tui-Vigo where he would serve until his retirement June 7, 1996.