Paulino Reale Chirina (January 25, 1924 – March 29, 2012) was an

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of the

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. Paulino Reale Chirina was born in

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and was ordained a priest on December 5, 1948. Chirina was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Venado Tuerto on June 19, 1989 and ordained September 8, 1989. Chirina would retire from Venado Tuerto diocese on December 16, 2000.

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