Raúl Martín (October 9, 1957) is a

prelate A prelate () is a high-ranking member of the Christian clergy who is an ordinary or who ranks in precedence with ordinaries. The word derives from the Latin , the past participle of , which means 'carry before', 'be set above or over' or 'pre ...

of the

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. He served as auxiliary bishop of

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from 2006 until 2013, when he became bishop of

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Life

Born in

, Martín was

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to the priesthood on November 17, 1990. On March 1, 2006, he was appointed auxiliary bishop of

and

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of '' Troyna''. Martín received his

episcopal consecration A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...

on the following May 20 from

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, archbishop of Buenos Aires, the later

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, with bishop of San Martín,

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 bish ...

, and bishop of Gualeguaychú, Jorge Eduardo Lozano, serving as co-consecrators. He was appointed bishop of

on September 24, 2013.

References

External links

* catholic-hierarchy.org
Bishop Raúl Martín
{{DEFAULTSORT:Martin, Raul 1957 births 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in Argentina Living people Clergy from Buenos Aires Roman Catholic bishops of Santa Rosa in Argentina Roman Catholic bishops of Buenos Aires