Anunciado Serafini (November 16, 1898 – February 18, 1963) was the

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of what is now the

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. Ordained to the priesthood on December 20, 1924, Serafini was named Auxiliary Bishop of La Plata and Titular Bishop of Arycanda in 1935, and then Bishop of Mercedes in 1939. On April 8, 1962, Bishop Serafini consecrated

Antonio Quarracino Antonio Quarracino (8 August 1923 – 28 February 1998) was a Cardinal of the Catholic Church of Argentina and the Archbishop of Buenos Aires between 1990 and 1998. Biography Early life and priesthood Quarracino was born in Pollica, Provin ...

to the episcopacy. As Cardinal Quarracino later conducted the episcopal consecration of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the future

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, Bishop Serafini is part of that pope's episcopal lineage.

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1898 births 1963 deaths 20th-century Roman Catholic archbishops in Argentina Roman Catholic bishops of La Plata in Argentina Roman Catholic bishops of Mercedes-Luján {{Argentina-RC-bishop-stub