Alfonso Delgado Evers (born 21 June 1942) is an Argentinian prelate of the Catholic Church. He was the Archbishop of San Juan de Cuyo from 2000 to 2017.

Early life and education

Evers was born in Rosario, Argentina. He attended the

National University of Rosario The National University of Rosario ( es, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, UNR) is a research public university located in the city of Rosario, province of Santa Fe, Argentina. Overview Rosario National University (UNR) was created in 1968 by ...

and graduated as a surveyor. He earned a doctorate in

dogmatic theology Dogmatic theology, also called dogmatics, is the part of theology dealing with the theoretical truths of faith concerning God and God's works, especially the official theology recognized by an organized Church body, such as the Roman Catholic Ch ...

from the

University of Navarra , image = UNAV.svg , latin_name = Universitas Studiorum Navarrensis , established = 17 October 1952 , type = Private, Roman Catholic , chancellor = Fernando Ocáriz Braña , president = María Iraburu Eliz ...

in Spain.

Church career

Evers was ordained as a priest to the Prelature of Opus Dei on 23 June 1970 in Spain by Luigi Dadaglio, the

Apostolic Nuncio to Spain The Apostolic Nunciature to the Kingdom of Spain is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Spain. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador. For much of ...

. He was appointed as Bishop of Santo Tomé on 20 March 1986 by

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and was consecrated a bishop on 25 April 1986 by Cardinal

Juan Carlos Aramburu Juan Carlos Aramburu (February 11, 1912 – November 18, 2004) was the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina, from 1975 to 1990, and was named to the College of Cardinals by Pope Paul VI in 1976. Biography Aramburu was born in rura ...

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. He was transferred to Posadas on February 25, 1994. He was installed there on May 1, 1994. On 29 March 2000, he was made Archbishop of San Juan de Cuyo. He was installed there on May 24, 2000. Pope Francis accepted his resignation on 17 June 2017.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Evers, Alfonso Delgado 21st-century Roman Catholic archbishops in Argentina People from Rosario, Santa Fe 1942 births Living people National University of Rosario alumni University of Navarra alumni Roman Catholic bishops of Posadas Roman Catholic bishops of Santo Tomé Roman Catholic archbishops of San Juan de Cuyo