Rafael Torija de la Fuente


Rafael Torija de la Fuente was a Spanish Roman Catholic bishop.

Early life

Torija de la Fuenta was born in Noez, Spain and was ordained to the priesthood in 1952. He served as titular bishop of Ursona and auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Santander, Spain, from 1969 to 1976. He then served as the territorial prelate of the Ciudad Real and auxiliary bishop of Dora'' from 1976 to 1980. He then served as the first bishop of the Diocese of Ciudad Real from 1980 to 2003.