Mario Melanio Medina Salinas
Mario Melanio Medina Salinas (born October 22, 1939 in Fernando de la Mora ) is a Paraguayan priest and bishop of San Juan Bautista de las Misiones .
Life
Paul VI ordained him a priest on May 17, 1970 . Pope John Paul II appointed him Bishop of Benjamin Aceval on June 28, 1980 .
He was ordained bishop by the Apostolic Nuncio in Paraguay , Joseph Mees , on August 10 of the same year; Co - consecrators were Sinforiano Lucas Rojo OMI , Vicar Apostolic of Pilcomayo , and Carlos Milcíades Villalba Aquino , Bishop of San Juan Bautista de las Misiones.
On July 8, 1997, he was appointed coadjutor bishop of San Juan Bautista de las Misiones . After Carlos Milcíades Villalba Aquinos retired , he succeeded him on July 22, 1999 as Bishop of San Juan Bautista de las Misiones.
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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Bishop of Benjamín Aceval 1980–1997 |
Cándido Cárdenas Villalba |
| Carlos Milcíades Villalba Aquino |
Bishop of San Juan Bautista de las Misiones since 1999 |
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| SURNAME | Medina Salinas, Mario Melanio |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Paraguayan priest, Bishop of San Juan Bautista de las Misiones |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 22, 1939 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Fernando de la Mora |