Carlos Walter Galán Barry (May 31, 1925 – January 25, 2003) was a

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of the

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. He served as auxiliary bishop of Morón from 1981 till 1991, when he became archbishop of

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, which he remained till his resignation in 2000 on reaching the age of 75.

Life

Born in Nueve de Julio, Galán Barry 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 September 19, 1953. On February 11, 1981, he was appointed auxiliary bishop of

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and

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of '' Cediae''. Galán Barry received his

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on the following March 25 from Raúl Francisco Cardinal Primatesta, archbishop of Córdoba, with the bishop of Morón,

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, and the bishop of San Justo,

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, serving as

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. On May 8, 1991, he was appointed

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, where he was installed on the following July 27. He would serve in this position for nearly 9 years, retiring on June 12, 2000, upon reaching the age of 75. As a bishop he was principal consecrator of

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, archbishop of

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, and

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, bishop of Nueve de Julio. He died on January 25, 2003.

References

External links

Entry about Carlos Walter Galán Barry at ''catholic-hierarchy.org''
{{DEFAULTSORT:Galan Barry, Carlos Walter 1925 births 2003 deaths 20th-century Roman Catholic archbishops in Argentina Roman Catholic bishops of Morón Roman Catholic archbishops of La Plata in Argentina