Rutilio del Riego Jáñez

Rutilio del Riego Jáñez (born September 21, 1940) is a Spanish-born American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.

[1] On June 5, 1965, del Riego Jáñez was ordained into the priesthood for his religious order by Auxiliary Bishop William McDonald at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C.[1][2] 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.

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.

He was consecrated on September 20, 2005, by Bishop Gerald Barnes at Saint Paul the Apostle Catholic Church in Chino Hills, California.

[2][1] On December 11, 2015, Pope Francis accepted del Riego Jáñez's letter of resignation as auxiliary bishop of San Bernardino.