Hugo Nicolás Barbaro (December 12, 1950) is a

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of the

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. He serves as

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of San Roque de Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña since 2008.

Life

Born in Vicente López, Barbarowas

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to the priesthood on August 15, 1980. On April 22, 2008, he was appointed

of San Roque de Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña. Barbaro received his

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on the following July 4 from

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, archbishop of Buenos Aires, the later

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, with bishop emeritus of San Roque de Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña, José Lorenzo Sartori, and bishop of Santiago del Estero, Francisco Polti Santillán, serving as co-consecrators. He was installed as bishop on July 26, 2008.

External links

* catholic-hierarchy.org
Bishop Hugo Nicolás Barbaro
{{DEFAULTSORT:Barbaro, Hugo Nicolas 1950 births 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in Argentina Living people Roman Catholic bishops of San Roque de Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña