Miguel Paternain, C.Ss.R. (

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, 16 November 1894 – 21 October 1970) was a Uruguayan Roman Catholic cleric.

Biography

Ordained 19 February 1921 in the

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, he was appointed Bishop of Melo in 1929; he was ordained bishop by the Apostolic Nuncio to Argentina, Archbishop

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. In 1931 his diocese is renamed Diocese of Florida-Melo, and since then, Paternain has his see at the Cathedral of Florida. Finally, in 1955 is created the Diocese of Florida, which Paternain still holds. After a very long, fruitful bishopric, in 1960 he resigns as Bishop of Florida; he is appointed

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of Mades in February and, in September,

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. He passes away in 1970.

Bibliography

* Juan Vicente Chiarino ''Los Obispos de un siglo'', conferencia dictada en el Club Católico de Montevideo el 7 de setiembre de 1978, publicada en Libro Annual 1978–1979 del Instituto Teológico del Uruguay,

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, 1979 *

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, ''Las Actividades Pastorales de los Obispos del Uruguay. 1878–1978'', conferencia dictada en el Club Católico de Montevideo el 22 de junio de 1978, publicada en Libro Annual 1978–1979 del Instituto Teológico del Uruguay,

, 1979.

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* 1894 births 1970 deaths People from Minas, Uruguay Bishops appointed by Pope Pius XI Redemptorist bishops 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Uruguay Uruguayan Roman Catholic bishops Roman Catholic bishops of Florida Roman Catholic bishops of Melo ] {{Uruguay-RC-bishop-stub