Alfredo Mario Espósito Castro
Alfredo Mario Espósito Castro CMF (born May 20, 1927 in Naples , Italy , † January 1, 2010 in Buenos Aires , Argentina ) was an Argentine religious and bishop of Zárate-Campana .
Life
Alfredo Mario Espósito Castro, son of the Argentine consul in Naples, joined the Claretian order and was ordained a priest on August 1, 1954 .
Pope Paul VI appointed him on April 21, 1976 the first bishop of the newly founded diocese of Zárate-Campana . The episcopal ordination received his Archbishop Pio Laghi , Apostolic Nuncio in Argentina and later Cardinal , on July 4, 1976; Co- consecrators were Ramón José Castellano , Archbishop of Córdoba , and José María Márquez Bernal CMF, Episcopal Prelate of Humahuaca .
On December 18, 1991, Pope John Paul II accepted his resignation for health reasons. He died after a long illness and was buried in Campana .
Individual evidence
- ↑ “A los 83 años, falleció Mons. Alfredo Esposito Castro “ ( Memento of August 18, 2011 in the Internet Archive ), Escobar News, January 2, 2009
Web links
- Entry on Alfredo Mario Espósito Castro on catholic-hierarchy.org
- “Fallció anoche, Mons. Alfredo Espósito Castro "(Spanish)
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| - |
Bishop of Zárate-Campana 1976–1991 |
Rafael Eleuterio Rey |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Espósito Castro, Alfredo Mario |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Espósito Castro, Alfredo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Argentine clergyman, Bishop of Zárate-Campana |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 20, 1927 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Naples , Italy |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 1, 2010 |
| Place of death | Buenos Aires , Argentina |