Alvaro Fernandez; Believed World’s Oldest Active Priest
Alvaro Fernandez, 107, believed to be the world’s oldest active priest. Father Fernandez had served his village parish in northern Spain for 69 years. Friends said he had died without achieving his lifelong dream of meeting the Pope. In San Tirso, Spain, on Wednesday.
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