Back Juan María Uriarte Goiricelaya German Juan María Uriarte Spanish Juan Maria Uriarte Basque Juan María Uriarte Goiricelaya Finnish Juan María Uriarte French Juan María Uriarte Galician Juan María Uriarte Goiricelaya Italian Juan María Uriarte Goiricelaya NB Juan María Uriarte Goiricelaya Polish Juan Uriarte Turkish
His Excellency Juan Uriarte | |
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| Bishop Emeritus of San Sebastián | |
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| Diocese | San Sebastián |
| Appointed | 13 January 2000 |
| Term ended | 21 November 2009 |
| Predecessor | José María Setién |
| Successor | José Ignacio Munilla Aguirre |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 28 July 1957 |
| Consecration | 11 October 1976 by Antonio Añoveros Ataún |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Juan María Uriarte Goiricelaya 7 June 1933 |
| Died | 17 February 2024 (aged 90) Bilbao, Spain |
| Previous post(s) | Auxiliary Bishop of Bilbao and Titular Bishop of Marazanae (1976–1991) Bishop of Zamora (1991–2000) |
Juan María Uriarte Goiricelaya (7 June 1933 – 17 February 2024) was a Spanish Roman Catholic prelate. He was bishop of Zamora from 1991 to 2000 and San Sebastián from 2000 to 2009.
During the Basque conflict, in the 1990s he was a recognized voice that advocated for peace and dialogue in the Basque Country, despite being accused of being equidistant, and was mediator between the terrorist group Euskadi Ta Askatasuna and the Spanish government during the truce between 1998 and 1999.[1][2]