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Vicente Bokalic Iglic C.M. (June 11, 1952) is a prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as auxiliary bishop of Buenos Aires from 2010 until 2013, when he became bishop of
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.


Life

Born in Buenos Aires, Iglic became a member of the
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on June 5, 1976. He was ordained to the priesthood on April 11, 1978. On March 15, 2010, he was appointed auxiliary bishop of Buenos Aires and titular bishop of ''
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''. Iglic received his episcopal consecration on the following May 29 from
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, archbishop of Buenos Aires, the later pope Francis, with archbishop of Corrientes,
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, and bishop of
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, Mario Aurelio Poli, serving as
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. On December 23, 2013, he was appointed bishop of
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, where he was installed on March 9, 2014.


External links

* catholic-hierarchy.org
Bishop Vicente Bokalic Iglic
{{DEFAULTSORT:Iglic, Vicente Bokalic 1952 births 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in Argentina Argentine people of Croatian descent Living people Vincentians Roman Catholic bishops of Santiago del Estero