Raúl Omar Rossi (August 13, 1938 – February 2, 2003) was a

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of the

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. He served as auxiliary bishop of

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from 1992 till 2000, when he became bishop of San Martín.

Life

Born in Gualeguaychú, Rossi was

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to the priesthood on December 3, 1966. On May 20, 1992, he was appointed auxiliary bishop of

and

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of ''

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''. Rossi received his

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on the following June 27, together with the future Pope Francis, who was also consecrated a bishop at that time, from Antonio Cardinal Quarracino, archbishop of Buenos Aires, with the auxiliary bishop of Buenos Aires, Mario José Serra, and the auxiliary bishop of Buenos Aires, Eduardo Vicente Mirás, serving as

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. On February 22, 2000, he was appointed

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of San Martín, where he was installed on the following May 1. He died on 2 February 2003.

References

External links

Entry about Raúl Omar Rossi at ''catholic-hierarchy.org''
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rossi, Raul Omar 1938 births 2003 deaths 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Argentina 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in Argentina Roman Catholic bishops of San Martín in Argentina Roman Catholic bishops of Buenos Aires