Antonio Marino

Antonio Marino coat of arms

Antonio Marino (born March 13, 1942 in Buenos Aires ) is an Argentine clergyman and emeritus Roman Catholic Bishop of Mar del Plata .

Life

Antonio Marino was ordained a priest on November 12, 1971 .

Pope John Paul II appointed him titular bishop of Basti and auxiliary bishop in La Plata on April 11, 2003 . The Archbishop of La Plata, Héctor Rubén Aguer , gave him episcopal ordination on May 31 of the same year; Co- consecrators were Estanislao Esteban Karlic , Archbishop of Paraná , and Mario José Serra , Auxiliary Bishop in Buenos Aires .

On April 6, 2011 Pope Benedict XVI appointed him . to the Bishop of Mar del Plata. The solemn inauguration ( enthronement ) took place on June 4th of the same year.

Pope Francis accepted his age-related resignation on July 18, 2017.

Web links

Entry for Antonio Marino on catholic-hierarchy.org

Individual evidence

^ Rinuncia del Vescovo di Mar del Plata (Argentina) e nomina del successore. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , July 18, 2017, accessed July 18, 2017 (Italian).

predecessor	Office	successor
Juan Alberto Puiggari	Bishop of Mar del Plata 2011–2017	Gabriel Antonio Mestre

personal data
SURNAME	Marino, Antonio
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Argentine clergyman, Bishop of Mar del Plata
DATE OF BIRTH	March 13, 1942
PLACE OF BIRTH	Buenos Aires

[1] Rinuncia del Vescovo di Mar del Plata (Argentina) e nomina del successore. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , July 18, 2017, accessed July 18, 2017 (Italian).