Carlos María Franzini (September 6, 1951 – December 8, 2017) was a
prelate
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of the
Roman Catholic Church
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. He served as
bishop
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In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...
of
Rafaela
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The city was established in 1881 by Guillermo ...
from 2000 until 2012, when he became archbishop of
Mendoza.
Life
Born in
Buenos Aires
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, he was
ordained
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to the
priesthood on August 13, 1977, serving as a priest in the diocese of San Isidro.
On April 29, 2000, he was appointed
bishop
A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution.
In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...
of
Rafaela
Rafaela () is a city in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina, about 96 km from the provincial capital. It is the head town of the Castellanos Department. It has a population of 99,150 per the .
The city was established in 1881 by Guillermo ...
. Polti Franzini received his
episcopal consecration
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In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or offic ...
on the following June 19 from
Alcides Jorge Pedro Casaretto, bishop of
San Isidro, with archbishop of
Paraná,
Estanislao Esteban Karlic
Estanislao Esteban Karlic (born 7 February 1926) is an Argentine Cardinal (Catholic Church), cardinal of the Catholic Church. He served as Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Paraná, Archbishop of Paraná from 1986 to 2003, and was elevated to the Ca ...
, and archbishop of
Mendoza,
José María Arancibia, serving as
co-consecrators
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The terms are used in the canon law of the Catholic Church, Lutheran Churches, ...
.
On November 10, 2012, he was appointed
archbishop
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of
Mendoza, where he was installed on February 9, 2013.
He died on December 8, 2017, at the age of 66.
En el Día de la Virgen María, murió el obispo de Mendoza Carlos María Franzini
References
External links
* catholic-hierarchy.org
1951 births
2017 deaths
21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in Argentina
Roman Catholic archbishops of Mendoza
Roman Catholic bishops of Rafaela
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