What is Rubén Tierrablanca Gonzalez?
'''Rubén Tierrablanca González''' (24 August 1952 &ndash; 23 December 2020) was a Mexican-born Turkish [[Roman Catholic]] bishop. Tierrablanca González was born in [[Guanajuato]], [[Mexico]]. He became a priest in 1978. He was [[titular bishop]] of ''Tubernuca'' and as Vicar Apostolic of [[Apostolic Vicariate of Istanbul]] and Apostolic Administrator of [[Greek Catholic Apostolic Exarchate of Istanbul]], from 2016 until his death in office in 2020.<ref>[http://gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/ista1.htm Apostolic Vicariate of Istanbul]</ref> Tierrablanca Gonzalez died in [[Istanbul]], [[Turkey]] at age 68, from [[COVID-19]] in [[Istanbul]], [[Turkey]].<ref>[http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Bishop-Rub%C3%A9n-Tierrablanca,-man-of-dialogue,-dies-from-COVID-19-in-Istanbul-51927.html Bishop Rubén Tierrablanca, man of dialogue, dies from COVID-19 in Istanbul]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Tierrablanca Gonzalez, Ruben}} [[Category:1952 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Istanbul]] [[Category:Turkish Christian clergy]] [[Category:People from Guanajuato (state)]] [[Category:Roman Catholic bishops]] [[Category:Mexican Roman Catholic priests]] {{bio-stub}}