Juan Alberto Puiggari

Coat of arms of Juan Alberto Puiggari, Archbishop of Paraná

Juan Alberto Puiggari (born 21 November 1949) is an Argentinian clergyman. He has been the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Paraná since 2010.[1]

Biography

Puiggari was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was ordained as a priest on 13 November 1976. On 20 February 1998, Pope John Paul II appointed him as titular bishop of Turuzi and auxiliary bishop of Paraná. Later, on 7 June 2003, Pope John Paul II appointed him as Bishop of Mar del Plata. He received his current appointment as Archbishop of Paraná by Pope Benedict XVI on 4 November 2010.[1][2][3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Archbishop Juan Alberto Puiggari". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  2. "Breve biografía de obispos". AICA (in Spanish). Retrieved September 26, 2015.
  3. "El Papa nombró arzobispo de Paraná a Mons. Puiggari". AICA (in Spanish). November 4, 2010. Retrieved September 26, 2015.


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