Ariel Edgardo Torrado Mosconi (January 18, 1961) is a prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He has served as Auxiliary Bishop of

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since his appointment by Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI on November 22, 2008. On Tuesday December, 1, 2015, Pope Francis appointed him Bishop of the

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Life

Born in Veinticinco de Mayo, Torrado Mosconi was ordained to the priesthood on November 17, 1990, for the archdiocese of Buenos Aires. On November 22, 2008, he was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of

and Titular Bishop of ''

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'' by then-Pope Benedict XVI. Torrado Mosconi received his episcopal consecration on the following December 13 from then-Cardinal

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, S.J., Archbishop of Buenos Aires and Primate of Argentina, the future Pope Francis, with the then-Bishop of

Francisco Polti Santillán Francisco Polti Santillán (November 17, 1938) is a prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of Santo Tomé from 1994 until 2006, and as bishop of Santiago del Estero from 2006 until his retirement in 2013. Life Born in Santiago ...

, and the Auxiliary Bishop of

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, Antonio Marino, serving as

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References

External links

* catholic-hierarchy.org
Bishop Ariel Edgardo Torrado Mosconi
1961 births 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in Argentina Living people Roman Catholic bishops of Nueve de Julio Roman Catholic bishops of Santiago del Estero Bishops appointed by Pope Francis {{Argentina-RC-bishop-stub