José Antonio Gentico (November 28, 1931 - April 5, 2007) was a
prelate
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of the
Roman Catholic Church
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. He served as
auxiliary bishop of
Buenos Aires
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from 2001 until his death in 2007.
Life
Born in
Arnedo,
Spain
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, Gentico was
ordained
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to the
priesthood on November 30, 1968.
On March 21, 2001, he was appointed
auxiliary bishop of
Buenos Aires
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and
titular bishop
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of ''
Mizigi''. Gentico received his
episcopal consecration on the following April 28 from
Jorge Mario Bergoglio
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, archbishop of Buenos Aires, the later
pope Francis
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, with bishop of
Morón,
Justo Oscar Laguna
Justo Oscar Laguna (September 25, 1929 – November 3, 2011) was the Roman Catholic bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Morón, Argentina
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, bishop of
San Martín
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Political leaders
*Vicente San Martin (1839 -1901), Military, National hero of Mexico.
*Basilio San Martin (1849 ...
,
Raúl Omar Rossi
Raúl Omar Rossi (August 13, 1938 – February 2, 2003) was a prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as auxiliary bishop of Buenos Aires from 1992 till 2000, when he became bishop of San Martín.
Life
Born in Gualeguaychú, Rossi was ...
, auxiliary bishop of Buenos Aires,
Joaquín Mariano Sucunza
Joaquín Mariano Sucunza (15 February 1946) is an Argentine prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He has been auxiliary bishop of Buenos Aires since 2000.
Life
Born in Pamplona, Spain, to a family of shepherds based in Lecumberri in the Navarr ...
, and auxiliary bishop of Buenos Aires,
Guillermo Rodríguez Melgarejo
Guillermo Rodríguez Melgarejo (20 May 1943 – 4 January 2021) was an Argentine Roman Catholic bishop.
Melgarejo was born in Argentina and was ordained to the priesthood in 1970. He served as titular bishop of ''Ucres'' and as auxiliary bis ...
, serving as
co-consecrators
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.
He died on April 5, 2007.
See also
*
Catholic Church in Argentina
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References
External links
* catholic-hierarchy.org
Bishop José Antonio Gentico
1955 births
21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in Argentina
Burials at Buenos Aires Metropolitan Cathedral
2007 deaths
20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Argentina
Roman Catholic bishops of Buenos Aires
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