Manuel Duran Moreno

His Eminence, The Most Reverend Manuel Duran Moreno
Bishop of Tucson
Church	Roman Catholic Church
See	Diocese of Tucson
In office	January 12, 1982 to March 2003
Predecessor	Francis Joseph Green
Successor	Gerald F. Kicanas
Other post(s)	Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles 1976 to 1982
Orders
Ordination	April 25, 1961
Consecration	February 17, 1977 by Timothy Manning
Personal details
Born	(1930-10-27)October 27, 1930 Placentia, California, US
Died	October 17, 2006(2006-10-17) (aged 75)
Education	University of California Los Angeles Our Lady Queen of Angels Seminary St. John’s Seminary North American College

Styles of Manuel Moreno
Reference style	The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency

Manuel Duran Moreno (November 27, 1930 – November 17, 2006) was an American bishop of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the sixth Bishop of Tucson.

Biography

Bishop Moreno was born in Placentia, California, to Antonio and Enedina Moreno. His father was a worker in the citrus and walnut groves that surrounded Placentia and nearby Fullerton, and young Manuel often worked with him in the groves.

Bishop Moreno graduated from Fullerton Junior College and UCLA where, in 1953, he received a degree in business administration. It was during his years at UCLA that he began to consider the possibility of becoming a priest of the Roman Catholic Church.

After graduation, instead of beginning a business career, he began preparation for the vocation of the priesthood, entering Our Lady Queen of Angels Seminary in San Fernando, California. He completed his preparation and studies at St. John’s Seminary in Camarillo, California, and was ordained on April 25, 1961. As a new priest, he continued his studies at the graduate division of the North American College in Rome and then returned to Los Angeles for his first parish assignment.

On December 20, 1976, Pope Paul VI named Moreno an auxiliary bishop of Los Angeles, and on February 17, 1977, he was consecrated by Cardinal Timothy Manning. On January 12, 1982, Pope John Paul II appointed him Bishop of Tucson.

On October 30, 2001, Pope John Paul II appointed Gerald F. Kicanas as coadjutor Bishop of Tucson, and Kicanas succeeded Moreno when he resigned as bishop in March 2003.

Moreno died on November 17, 2006, at his Tucson home where he had been receiving hospice care.