José María Arancibia (11 April 1937) is a

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of the

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. He served as

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from 1987 until 1993 when he became

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of Mendoza. He was archbishop of Mendoza from 1996 until his retirement in 2012.

Life

Born in

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, he was

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to the priesthood on 22 September 1962.Archbishop José María Arancibia

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, reviewed on 1 April 2019 On 26 February 1987 he was appointed

and

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of '' Pumentum''. Arancibia received his

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on the following 28 May from

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, cardinal and archbishop of

, with archbishop of

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, and bishop of

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, serving as

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. On 13 February 1993 he was appointed

of Mendoza, where he was installed on 28 May. He succeeded as archbishop of Mendoza on 25 March 1996. On 10 November 2012 he retired upon reaching the age of 75 years, the retirement age for priests.

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1951 births Living people 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in Argentina Roman Catholic bishops of Córdoba Roman Catholic archbishops of Mendoza Argentine Roman Catholic archbishops {{Argentina-bio-stub