What is Rafael Torija de la Fuente?
[[File:Mons.Torija (30825952351).jpg|right|thumb|Rafael Torija de la Fuente, 2016]] '''Rafael Torija de la Fuente''' (18 March 1927 &ndash; 2 March 2019) was a Spanish [[Roman Catholic]] bishop. He was born in [[Noez]], [[Spain]]. Torija de la Fuente was ordained to the priesthood in 1952. He was titular bishop of ''''Ursona'' and auxiliary bishop of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Santander]], Spain, from 1969 to 1976. He then was the terriorial prelate of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Ciudad Real|Ciudad Real]] and auxiliary bishop of ''Dora'' from 1976 to 1980. In his later years, he was the first bishop of the Diocese of Ciudad Real from 1980 to 2003.<ref>[http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/ciud7.htm Diocese of Ciudad Real]</ref> He resigned and retired in 2003. Torija de la Fuente died on 2 March 2019 in [[Real Madrid]], aged 91.<ref>[https://www.abc.es/espana/castilla-la-mancha/abci-fallece-rafael-torija-obispo-emerito-ciudad-real-201903021433_noticia.html Fallece Rafael Torija, obispo emérito de Ciudad Real] {{in lang|es}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Torija de la Fuenta, Rafael}} [[Category:1927 births]] [[Category:2019 deaths]] [[Category:Spanish Roman Catholic bishops]]