Mariano Antonio Espinosa
Mariano Antonio Espinosa (born July 2, 1844 in Buenos Aires , † April 8, 1923 there ) was Archbishop of Buenos Aires .
Life
Mariano Antonio Espinosa studied from 1859 in the seminary of Buenos Aires, from January 1865 he continued his studies at the Pontifical Gregorian University, where he received his doctorate theologiae in 1869 . He was ordained a priest on April 11, 1868 . In 1870 Espinosa returned to Buenos Aires and worked there initially as a chaplain in the parish of Santa Lucia . From 1877 to 1878 he worked as a missionary in Paraguay , where church life had come to a standstill as a result of the Triple Alliance War . For his services, he was later awarded the title of Apostolic Protonotary .
Pope Leo XIII. appointed him on June 15, 1893 titular bishop of Tiberiopolis and appointed him auxiliary bishop in the Archdiocese of Buenos Aires. He was ordained bishop on October 22nd of the same year by Federico León Aneyros , Archbishop of Buenos Aires. Co- consecrators were Ricardo Isaza y Goyechea , auxiliary bishop in the diocese of Montevideo , and Uladislao Castellano , auxiliary bishop in the diocese of Córdoba . On February 8, 1898, Leo XIII appointed he became the first bishop of the diocese of La Plata , which had been established a year earlier , and was enthroned on April 24 of the same year. On August 31, 1900, Espinosa rose to be Archbishop of Buenos Aires. Under Espinosa, numerous new churches and schools were built in the Archdiocese of Buenos Aires. The archbishop also refused any ecclesiastical pomp. On September 24, 1904, he granted episcopal recognition to the community of the Daughters of the Divine Mother founded by Maria Eufrasia Iaconis . After several years of illness, Mariano Antonio Espinosa died in 1923 at the age of 78.
Web links
- Entry on Mariano Antonio Espinosa on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on April 23, 2018.
- Biography on the homepage of the municipality of Santa Lucia (Spanish)
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Uladislao Castellano |
Archbishop of Buenos Aires 1900–1923 |
José María Bottaro y Hers OFM |
| --- |
Bishop of La Plata 1898–1900 |
Juan Nepomuceno Terrero y Escalada |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Espinosa, Mariano Antonio |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Argentine clergyman, Archbishop of Buenos Aires |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 2, 1844 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Buenos Aires |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 8, 1923 |
| Place of death | Buenos Aires |