Braulio Orue-Vivanco
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Braulio Orue-Vivanco was the first Bishop of the Diocese of Pinar del Río.

His parents were Joaquin Orue-de las Casas and Josefa Vivanco. He studied at the Royal School of St. Ferdinand (Real Colegio de San Fernando) and at Colegio de Belén. He later studied at the San Carlos and San Ambrosio Seminary
San Carlos and San Ambrosio Seminary
San Carlos and San Ambrosio Seminary is a seminary in Havana, Cuba.This building was erected by the Jesuits in the mid 18th century to house a seminary first founded in 1689. After the Jesuits were expelled in 1767, it was known as the St. Ambrose Seminary and in 1774 it was opened under the name...

 and at the University of Havana
University of Havana
The University of Havana or UH is a university located in the Vedado district of Havana, Cuba. Founded in 1728, the University of Havana is the oldest university in Cuba, and one of the first to be founded in the Americas...

. He was ordained a priest in 1867. He served as a priest in various parishes.

On February 20, 1903, he was a priest at the parish of Santo Angel when he was elevated by Pope Leo XIII as the first Bishop of the new Diocese of Pinar del Río. He was consecrated at the Cathedral of Havana by Mons. Placide-Louis Chapelle, Archbishop of the Archdiocese of New Orleans and Apostolic Delegate of Cuba and Puerto Rico and assisted by Mons. Francisco de Paula Barnada-Aguilar, Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Santiago de Cuba.

He died October 21, 1904 and his funeral was held at the Cathedral of San Rosendo in Pinar del Río. His post was left vacant until 1907 when Manuel Ruiz-Rodriguez was made bishop.
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