Rutilio del Riego Jáñez (born September 21, 1940) is a Spanish-born American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. Del Riego Jáñez served as an auxiliary bishop for the Diocese of San Bernardino in California from 2005 to 2015.
Biography
Early life
Born in Valdesandinas, Spain on September 21, 1940, del Riego Jáñez joined La Hermandad de Sacerdotes Operarios Diocesanos del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús in 1961. He studied theology at the Pontifical University of Salamanca in Spain, then went to Washington, D.C. to attend Catholic University of America. He received a licentiate and a Master of Arts degree from Catholic University.[1]
After his ordination, del Riego Jáñez, served as an instructor at Saint Vincent College in Latrobe, Pennsylvania and director of the Office of Vocations at the Northeast Catholic Pastoral Center in New York City. While in Washington, he headed the Spanish Catholic Center, was associate director of the Sol Vocational Institute and director of the diocesan Laborer Priests House of Formation.[1] Del Riego Jáñez also served as delegate for the United States for the Diocesan Laborer Priests.
In Texas, del Riego Jáñez served as director of the Office of Vocations at the Mexican American Cultural Center in San Antonio; and pastor of Santa Lucia Parish and San Antonio de Padua Parish, both in El Paso, Texas.[1]
