Juan Arribas Paricio dies

Juan Arribas Paricio, a priest of the Diocese of Valencia, died on Monday, September 21, 2026, at the age of 92.

Born in Alba del Campo, Arribas Paricio studied in Barcelona and Rome before his ordination in Rome in 1957. He served the Church for 69 years, beginning his ministry as a parochial vicar at San Miguel Arcángel in Burjassot in 1968. He then served as a parochial vicar at San José in Torrent from 1968 to 1979, before becoming the parish priest of San Luis Bertrán in Torrent, a position he held until 1998. From 1998 until his retirement in 2005, he served as the chaplain of the General Hospital of Valencia.

The Archdiocese of Valencia scheduled his funeral mass for Wednesday, September 23, at 16:30 at the San Luis Bertrán parish in Torrent. Archbishop Enrique Benavent will preside over the service. Arribas Paricio will be buried in the Panteón Sacerdotal of the Cementerio Parroquial de Torrent.