José María Cirarda Lachiondo

{{Short description|Spanish Bishop}}

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{{Infobox Christian leader

| type = Bishop

| name = José María Cirarda Lachiondo

| title = Archbishop of Archdiocese of Pamplona y Tudela (Emeritus)

| image = José María Cirarda Lachiondo.jpg

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| church = Roman Catholic Church

| archdiocese =

| diocese =

| see = Archdiocese of Pamplona y Tudela

| term = 1978–1993

| predecessor = José Méndez Asensio

| successor = Fernando Sebastián Aguilar

| ordination = 5 July 1942

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1917|5|23|df=y}}

| birth_place = Baquio, Spain 25px

| death_date = {{death date and age |2008|9|17|1917|5|23|df=y}}

| death_place = Vitória, Spain

| previous_post = Bishop

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José María Cirarda Lachiondo (23 May 1917 – 17 September 2008) was a Spanish Bishop of the Roman Catholic Church.

Lachiondo was born in Baquio, Spain and was ordained a priest on 5 July 1942. Lachiondo was appointed auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Seville as well as Titular Bishop of Drusiliana on 9 April 1960 and ordained a bishop on 29 June 1960. He was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Santander on 22 July 1968 and then the Diocese of Córdoba in Spain on 3 December 1971. On 31 December 1978 Lachiondo was appointed to the Archdiocese of Pamplona y Tudela and would remain at diocese until retirement on 26 March 1993.

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