Nicolás Baisi

Coat of arms of Nicolas Baisi as auxiliary bishop in La Plata

Nicolás Baisi (born July 15, 1964 in Buenos Aires ) is an Argentine clergyman and Roman Catholic bishop of Puerto Iguazú .

Life

After attending the Colegio Don Jaime in Bella Vista , Nicolás Baisi studied engineering for two years at the Universidad de Buenos Aires . He then entered the seminary in San Miguel and studied Catholic theology at the Universidad del Salvador . Baisi received the sacrament of ordination for the diocese of San Miguel on November 21, 1993 .

Nicolás Baisi then worked as parish vicar in the parish Inmaculado Corazón de María in Los Polverines before he was sent to Rome for further studies , where he obtained a degree in Catholic theology at the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas in 2001 . After returning to his homeland, Baisi worked as vice director of the diocesan charity and pastor of the parish of Nuestra Señora del Rosario in Grand Bourg . He was also responsible for catechesis and a member of the Priestly Council of the Diocese of San Miguel. In 2007 Nicolás Baisi Regens became a member of the San Miguel Seminary.

On April 8, 2010, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him . the titular bishop of Tepelta and ordered him to auxiliary bishop in La Plata . The Archbishop of La Plata, Héctor Rubén Aguer , gave him episcopal ordination on June 19 of the same year ; Co- consecrators were the auxiliary bishop in La Plata, Antonio Marino , and the bishop of San Miguel, Sergio Alfredo Fenoy .

On May 8, 2020, Pope Francis appointed him Bishop of Puerto Iguazú. The inauguration took place on July 5 of the same year.

predecessor	Office	successor
Marcelo Raúl Martorell	Bishop of Puerto Iguazú since 2020	...

personal data
SURNAME	Baisi, Nicolás
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Argentine clergyman and Roman Catholic bishop of Puerto Iguazú
DATE OF BIRTH	July 15, 1964
PLACE OF BIRTH	Buenos Aires , Argentina