Raúl Marcelo Pacífico Scozzina (August 14, 1921 – June 11, 2011) was an

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. Raúl Marcelo Pacífico Scozzina was born in San Martín Norte, Argentina and was ordained a priest on December 23, 1944 from the religious order

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. Scozzina was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Formosa on May 7, 1957 and ordained a bishop on July 21, 1957. Scozzina resigned from the Diocese of Formosa on March 31, 1978.Catholic Hierarchy
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20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Argentina 1921 births 2011 deaths Roman Catholic bishops of Formosa, Argentina {{Argentina-RC-archbishop-stub

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