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Abel Costas Montaño

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20th and 21st-century Bolivian Catholic bishop In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Costas and the second or maternal family name is Montaño.
His Excellency
Abel Costas Montaño
Bishop Emeritus of Tarija
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
SeeDiocese of Tarija
In office1974–1995
PredecessorJuan Niccolai
SuccessorAdhemar Esquivel Kohenque
Previous post(s)Auxiliary Bishop of Cochabamba (1968-1974)
Orders
Ordination22 September 1945
Consecration6 January 1969
by Paul VI
Personal details
Born(1920-05-25)May 25, 1920
Pocona, Bolivia
DiedFebruary 11, 2015(2015-02-11) (aged 94)
Cercado, Bolivia
NationalityBolivian

Abel Costas Montaño (May 25, 1920 – February 11, 2015) was a Bolivian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.

Costas Montaño was born in Pocona, Bolivia and was ordained a priest on September 22, 1945. He was appointed auxiliary archbishop of the Archdiocese of Cochabamba on November 11, 1968, as well as titular bishop of Novi, and was ordained bishop on January 6, 1969. Montaño was appointed Bishop of the Diocese of Tarija on December 11, 1974, where he would serve until his retirement on October 20, 1995.

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