José María García Lahiguera


José María García Lahiguera
Archbishop Emeritus of Valencia
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseValencia
SeeValencia
Appointed1 July 1969
Term ended25 May 1978
PredecessorMarcelino Olaechea Loizaga
SuccessorMiguel Roca Cabanellas
Previous post(s)
Orders
Ordination29 May 1926
Consecration29 October 1950
by Leopoldo Eijo y Garay
RankArchbishop
Personal details
Born
José María García Lahiguera

(1903-03-09)9 March 1903
Died14 July 1989(1989-07-14) (aged 86)
Madrid, Spain
MottoSacerdos et hostia ("Priest and victim")

José María García Lahiguera (9 March 1903 – 14 July 1989) was a Spanish Roman Catholic who served as the Archbishop of Valencia from 1969 until his resignation came into effect in 1978. He established the Oblate Sisters of Christ the Priest.

Pope Benedict XVI approved his life of heroic virtue and conferred upon him the title of Venerable on 27 June 2011.