Joaquin Piña Batllevell SJ (May 25, 1930 − 8 July 2013) was a
Spanish Argentine Roman Catholic
Roman or Romans most often refers to:
*Rome, the capital city of Italy
*Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD
*Roman people, the people of ancient Rome
*'' Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a lette ...
bishop.
Ordained to the priesthood for the
Society of Jesus
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on 10 December 1961, Piña Batllevell was named bishop of the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Puerto Iguazú
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Puerto Iguazú ( la, Dioecesis Portus Iguassuensis) is in the frontier city of Puerto Iguazú, in the province of Misiones in Argentina.
History
On 16 June 1986, Blessed John Paul II established the Diocese of Puerto ...
,
Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...
on 16 June 1986 and retired on 3 October 2006.
Joaquín Piña Batllevell
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References
1930 births
2013 deaths
People from Sabadell
Spanish Roman Catholic bishops in South America
21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in Argentina
20th-century Spanish Jesuits
20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Argentina
Roman Catholic bishops of Puerto Iguazú
Jesuit bishops
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