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Luis Manresa Formosa

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His Excellency

Luis Manresa Formosa

S.J.
Bishop of Los Altos Quetzaltenango-Totonicapan
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
SeeArchdiocese of Los Altos Quetzaltenango-Totonicapan
In office1955–1979
PredecessorJorge García Cabalieros
SuccessorOscar Garcia Urizar
Previous post(s)Priest
Orders
OrdinationJuly 29, 1948
Consecration6 January 1956
by Gennaro Verolino
RankBishop
Personal details
Born(1915-04-08)April 8, 1915
DiedDecember 25, 2010(2010-12-25) (aged 95)

Luis Manresa Formosa S.J. (April 8, 1915 – December 25, 2010) was a Guatemalan prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.

Luis Manresa Formosa was born in Guatemala City, Guatemala in the spring of 1915. He was ordained as a priest on July 29, 1948, at the Catholic religious order of the Society of Jesus. On November 30, 1955, he was appointed as bishop of the Diocese of Los Altos Quetzaltenango-Totonicapan. He was then ordained bishop on January 6, 1956. On May 30, 1979, he resigned in his post.

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