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

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, Galán Barry was

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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 ''

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''. Galán Barry received his

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on the following March 25 from Raúl Francisco Cardinal Primatesta, archbishop of

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, with the bishop of Morón, Justo Oscar Laguna, and the bishop of San Justo,

Jorge Carlos Carreras Jorge is a Spanish and Portuguese given name. It is derived from the Greek name Γεώργιος (''Georgios'') via Latin ''Georgius''; the former is derived from (''georgos''), meaning "farmer" or "earth-worker". The Latin form ''Georgius'' ...

, serving as

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. On May 8, 1991, he was appointed archbishop of

, 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

Guillermo José Garlatti Guillermo José Garlatti is an Argentine prelate of the Catholic Church was the archbishop of Bahía Blanca from 2004 to 2017. He has been a bishop since 1994. Biography He was born in Forgaria nel Fiurle, Udine, Northern Italy on July 12, 1940. ...

, archbishop of

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, and Martín de Elizalde, bishop of

. 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