Carlos Walter Galán Barry (May 31, 1925 – January 25, 2003) was a

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of the

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. He served as

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of Morón from 1981 till 1991, when he became archbishop of

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, which he remained till his resignation in 2000 on reaching the age of 75.

Life

Born in Nueve de Julio, Galán Barry was

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to the priesthood on September 19, 1953. On February 11, 1981, he was appointed

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and

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of ''

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''. Galán Barry received his

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on the following March 25 from Raúl Francisco Cardinal Primatesta, archbishop of Córdoba, with the bishop of Morón,

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...

, and the bishop of San Justo, Jorge Carlos Carreras, serving as

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. On May 8, 1991, he was appointed

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, where he was installed on the following July 27. He would serve in this position for nearly 9 years, retiring on June 12, 2000, upon reaching the age of 75. As a bishop he was principal consecrator of Guillermo José Garlatti, archbishop of

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, and Martín de Elizalde, bishop of Nueve de Julio. He died on January 25, 2003.

References

External links

Entry about Carlos Walter Galán Barry at ''catholic-hierarchy.org''
{{DEFAULTSORT:Galan Barry, Carlos Walter 1925 births 2003 deaths 20th-century Roman Catholic archbishops in Argentina Roman Catholic bishops of Morón Roman Catholic archbishops of La Plata in Argentina Argentine Roman Catholic archbishops