Adolfo Armando Uriona F.D.P. (May 27, 1955) is a

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of the

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. He served as

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Añatuya Añatuya is a city in the province of Santiago del Estero, Argentina. It has 23,286 inhabitants as per the , and is the head town of the General Taboada Department. It lies on the southeast of the province, east of the Salado River, and about 15 ...

from 2004 to 2014.

Life

Born in

Mar del Plata Mar del Plata is a city on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is the seat of General Pueyrredón district. Mar del Plata is the second largest city in Buenos Aires Province. The name "Mar del Plata" is a s ...

, Uriona became a member of the

Sons of Divine Providence The Sons of Divine Providence ( it, Figli della Divina Provvidenza), commonly called the Orionine Fathers, is a Roman Catholic clerical religious congregation of Pontifical Right for men founded in 1903 by Luigi Orione (1872–1940) in Turin, ...

on March 8, 1979. He was

ordained Ordination is the process by which individuals are consecrated, that is, set apart and elevated from the laity class to the clergy, who are thus then authorized (usually by the denominational hierarchy composed of other clergy) to perform va ...

to the priesthood on June 28, 1980. On March 4, 2004, he was appointed

. Uriona received his

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on the following May 8 from

Jorge Mario Bergoglio Pope Francis ( la, Franciscus; it, Francesco; es, link=, Francisco; born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, 17 December 1936) is the head of the Catholic Church. He has been the bishop of Rome and sovereign of the Vatican City State since 13 March 2013. ...

, archbishop of Buenos Aires, the later

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, with bishop of

Lomas de Zamora Lomas de Zamora is a city in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, located south of the City of Buenos Aires and within the metropolitan area of Greater Buenos Aires. It is the capital of Lomas de Zamora Partido and has a population of 111,897. ...

Agustín Roberto Radrizzani Agustín Roberto Radrizzani, SDB (22 September 1944 – 2 September 2020) was an Argentine prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Mercedes-Luján from 2007 until 2019. Radrizzani made his profession as a member of ...

, and bishop of

Santa María del Patrocinio en Buenos Aires Santa Claus, also known as Father Christmas, Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick, Kris Kringle, or simply Santa, is a legendary figure originating in Western Christian culture who is said to bring children gifts during the late evening and overnight ...

Miguel Mykycej Bishop Miguel Mykycej, F.D.P. ( uk, Михайло Микицей; 17 October 1934 – 20 May 2017) was a Poland-born Argentine Ukrainian Greek Catholic hierarch. He served as a Titular Bishop of Nazianzus and Auxiliary Bishop of Eparchy of Sant ...

, serving as

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External links

* catholic-hierarchy.org
Bishop Adolfo Armando Uriona
1955 births Living people People from Mar del Plata 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in Argentina Sons of Divine Providence Roman Catholic bishops of Villa de la Concepción del Río Cuarto Roman Catholic bishops of Añatuya {{Argentina-RC-bishop-stub