Iñaki Mallona Txertudi

Who is Iñaki Mallona Txertudi?

Iñaki Mallona Txertudi C.P. was the third Roman Catholic bishop of Arecibo. He was born in Fruiz, Spain, and ordained a priest of the Congregation of the Passion on March 27, 1956. On December 14, 1991, he was appointed Bishop of Arecibo, Puerto Rico. He was consecrated a bishop by Pope John Paul II on January 6, 1992, with Archbishops Giovanni Re and Josip Uhac serving as co-consecrators. He was installed on January 25, 1992.

On Friday, September 24, 2010, it was announced that Mons. Mallona would be succeeded by current Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of San Juan, Mons. Daniel Fernández Torres.