Francisco Polti Santillán (November 17, 1938) is a

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of the

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. He served as

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of Santo Tomé from 1994 until 2006, and as bishop of

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from 2006 until his retirement in 2013.

Life

Born in

, Polti Santillán became a member of

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. He was

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to the priesthood on August 11, 1963. On July 13, 1994, he was appointed

of Santo Tomé. Polti Santillán received his episcopal consecration on the following August 22 from Antonio Quarracino, archbishop of Buenos Aires, with archbishop of

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, archbishop emeritus of Corrientes,

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, archbishop of Corrientes,

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, and bishop of Posadas,

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, serving as

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. He was installed on the following September 11. On May 17, 2006, he was appointed

, where he was installed on the following July 22. He resigned on December 23, 2013, when he reached the age of 75 year, the age of retirement for bishops.

External links

* catholic-hierarchy.org
Bishop Francisco Polti Santillán
{{DEFAULTSORT:Polti Santillan, Francisco 1938 births 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Argentina 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in Argentina Living people Roman Catholic bishops of Santo Tomé Roman Catholic bishops of Santiago del Estero