Fernando Carlos Maletti (17 March 1949 – 8 March 2022) was an Argentine

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of the

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in Argentina. He served as

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from 2001 until 2013 and as the bishop of Merlo-Moreno from 2013 until his death in 2022 at the age of 72.

Life and career

Born in

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, Maletti was

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to the priesthood on 24 November 1973. As a priest he served in various roles: * 1973–1977 Cooperator Vicar * 1977 Formator in the Major Seminary * 1981–1983 Councilor of the Archdiocesan Council of Young Women of Catholic Action * 1983–1988 Director of the "Saint Joseph" Vocational Institute * 1988 Judge of the Interdiocesan Tribunal * 1988 Parish Priest of San Cayetano, in Buenos Aires * 1989–1990 Deputy Councilor of the Archdiocesan Council of Women of Catholic Action * 1989 Dean of Deanery 11 of Buenos Aires * 1989 Member of the

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and of the

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On 20 July 2001, Maletti was appointed bishop of

. He received his

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on the following 18 September from Jorge Mario Bergoglio, archbishop of

and later

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, with bishop of Avellaneda-Lanús, , bishop of San Martín,

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, auxiliary bishop of Buenos Aires,

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, and auxiliary bishop of Buenos Aires, Jorge Eduardo Lozano, serving as

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. He was installed as bishop on 22 September 2001. On 6 May 2013, he was appointed bishop of Merlo-Moreno installed on the following 9 June. As part of the

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, Maletti served in different roles, including: * President of the Episcopal Commission for Aid to Regions in Need * Member of the Commission for Aborigines. * Head of the national commission for the pastoral care of addictions and drug dependence Maletti died on 8 March 2022 in Buenos Aires, at the age of 72, from COVID-19, during the

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.https://aica.org/noticia-fue-postergada-la-cirugia-de-mons-maletti A funeral mass for Malettie was celebrated by the Archbishop of Buenos Aires and Cardinal Primate of Argentina,

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, on 9 March at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary in Moreno.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Maletti, Fernando Carlos 1949 births 2022 deaths 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in Argentina Roman Catholic bishops of Merlo-Moreno Roman Catholic bishops of San Carlos de Bariloche Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina