Luis del Castillo Estrada
Luis del Castillo Estrada, S.J. | |
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Bishop of Melo | |
See | Melo |
Appointed | December 21, 1999 |
Predecessor | Nicolás Cotugno |
Successor | Heriberto Bodeant |
Orders | |
Ordination | July 30, 1966 |
Personal details | |
Born |
Montevideo, Uruguay | June 21, 1931
Nationality | Uruguayan |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Residence | Montevideo |
Previous post | Auxiliary bishop of Montevideo |
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is del Castillo and the second or maternal family name is Estrada.
Luis del Castillo Estrada, S.J. (born 21 June 1931, in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan Roman Catholic cleric.
Biography
Luis del Castillo was ordained priest on 30 July 1966 in the Society of Jesus.
On 9 April 1988 he was appointed titular bishop of Tarasa in Numidia and auxiliary bishop of Montevideo.
He was appointed Bishop of Melo on 21 December 1999, a post he held for a decade. He had to resign due to illness.[1]
References
- ↑ "Luis del Castillo resigns". El País. 15 June 2009. (Spanish)
External links
- "Bishop Luis del Castillo". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
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