José Meltión Chávez (2 July 1957 – 25 May 2021) was an Argentine

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bishop.

Biography

Chávez was born in Romero Pozo, Argentina, and was ordained to the priesthood in 1985. He served as bishop of the

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, Argentina, from 2015 to 2019. He then served as

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of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Concepción, Argentina, from 2019 to 2020 and as bishop of the Diocese from 2020 until his death from

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on 25 May 2021, in

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during the

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