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José Eduardo Velásquez Tarazona (1994.03.15 – 2000.07.01)
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419:Archdiocese of Warszawa
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496:Catholic Encyclopedia
173:Paul, present at the
166:, in the papal sway.
162:of the North African
584:L'Afrique chrétienne
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365:Diocese of Kimberley
346:Coadjutor Archbishop
110:retreated to in the
52:Africa Proconsularis
540:The History of Rome
401:Titular Archbishop
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289:Méndez y Gualaquiza
278:Congo(-Brazzaville)
259:Northern Madagascar
114:(218-201 BC) after
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475:2014-02-22 at the
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338:Titular Archbishop
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577:Africa christiana
511:Brill's New Pauly
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34:Location
417:of the
316:Bangkok
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