Gabino Díaz Merchán

{{Short description|Spanish archbishop and priest (1926–2022)}}

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|type = Archbishop

|honorific-prefix =Mgr.

|name = Gabino Díaz Merchán

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|title = Archbishop Emeritus of Oviedo

|image = Mons. Diaz Merchán (30279526914).jpg

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|church = Roman Catholic

|archdiocese = Oviedo

|province = Oviedo

|metropolis = Oviedo

|diocese = Oviedo

|see =|elected =|appointed = 4 August 1969

|term=

|term_start = 20 September 1969

|quashed =

|term_end = 7 January 2002

|predecessor = Vicente Enrique y Tarancón

|opposed =

|successor = Carlos Osoro Sierra

|other_post = Bishop of Guadix (1965–1969)
President of Episcopal Conference of Spain (1981–1987)

|ordination = 13 July 1952

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|consecration = 22 August 1965

|consecrated_by = Antonio Riberi

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|birth_name = Gabino Díaz Merchán

|birth_date = {{birth date|1926|02|26|df=y}}

|birth_place = Toledo, Spain

|death_date = {{death date and age|2022|6|14|1926|02|26|df=y}}

|death_place = Oviedo, Spain

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|nationality = Spanish

|religion = Roman Catholic

|residence = Oviedo

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|previous_post = Bishop of Guadix (1965–1969)

|alma_mater = Comillas Pontifical University

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Gabino Díaz Merchán (26 February 1926 – 14 June 2022) was a Spanish Roman Catholic prelate, theologian, and philosopher. He was the Archbishop of Oviedo from 1969 to 2002 and the President of Episcopal Conference of Spain from 1981 to 1987.{{cite web|title=Archbishop Gabino Díaz Merchán † |url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bdime.html |website=Catholic-Hierarchy.org |access-date=18 June 2022}}