Carlos José Ñáñez (born August 9, 1946) is an Argentinian
prelate
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of the
Roman Catholic Church
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. He served as
Auxiliary Bishop
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...
of
Córdoba Córdoba most commonly refers to:
* Córdoba, Spain, a major city in southern Spain and formerly the imperial capital of Islamic Spain
* Córdoba, Argentina, the second largest city in Argentina and the capital of Córdoba Province
Córdoba or Cord ...
from 1990 to 1995 when he was appointed Archbishop Coadjutor of
Tucumán. He was Archbishop of Córdoba from 1998 to 2021.
Life
Born in
Córdoba Córdoba most commonly refers to:
* Córdoba, Spain, a major city in southern Spain and formerly the imperial capital of Islamic Spain
* Córdoba, Argentina, the second largest city in Argentina and the capital of Córdoba Province
Córdoba or Cord ...
, Ñáñez was
ordained
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to the
priesthood on July 17, 1971.
On December 12, 1990, he was appointed
Auxiliary Bishop
An auxiliary bishop is a bishop assigned to assist the diocesan bishop in meeting the pastoral and administrative needs of the diocese. Auxiliary bishops can also be titular bishops of sees that no longer exist as territorial jurisdictions.
...
of
Córdoba Córdoba most commonly refers to:
* Córdoba, Spain, a major city in southern Spain and formerly the imperial capital of Islamic Spain
* Córdoba, Argentina, the second largest city in Argentina and the capital of Córdoba Province
Córdoba or Cord ...
and
titular bishop
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By definition, a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop, the tradition of the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox an ...
of
Leye. Ñáñez received his
episcopal consecration
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on January 24, 1991, from Cardinal
Raúl Francisco Primatesta, Archbishop of Córdoba, with the
Apostolic Nuncio to Argentina, Archbishop
Ubaldo Calabresi
Ubaldo Calabresi (2 January 1925 – 14 June 2004) was an Italian Catholic bishop.
Biography
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, and the Bishop of
Río Cuarto,
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, as
co-consecrators
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.
On December 20, 1995, he was appointed Archbishop Coadjutor of
Tucumán, where he was installed on February 2, 1996. On November 17, 1998, he was appointed Archbishop of Córdoba, and he was installed there on March 12, 1999.
On July 22, 2014,
Pope Francis
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appointed Ñáñez to a five-year renewable term as a member of the
Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity
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.
References
External links
Entry about Carlos José Ñáñez at ''catholic-hierarchy.org''
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1946 births
20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Argentina
21st-century Roman Catholic archbishops in Argentina
Living people
Roman Catholic archbishops of Córdoba
Roman Catholic bishops of Córdoba
Roman Catholic archbishops of Tucumán