Leon XIV Appointed Two Bishops in Argentina Appointations of the New Pope

This Wednesday the Vatican announced through its Bulletin that it accepted the resignation of the Bishop of Morón (Buenos Aires), and that instead will go the head of the Diocese of the Upper Valley, Alejandro Benna, after just three and a half years of pastoral work in Río Negro. First batch of changes in Argentina...

Pope Leo XIV appointed new bishops in the Catholic dioceses of Moron and Paraná to replace the former holders who had already presented their resignations. It is a procedure that gives continuity to a process of appointments initiated during the pontificate of Francis.

Pope Leo XIV accepted the resignation of Monsignor Juan Alberto Puiggari from the pastoral government of the archdiocese of Paraná and appointed Archbishop of the same ecclesiastical district as Archbishop Raúl Martín, 67 years old, until now Bishop of Santa Rosa. It was not yet communicated who will take up the position that Martin leaves in La Pampa. At the same time, it was reported that Monsignor Puiggari will be apostolic administrator unti…

Pope Leo XIV accepted the resignation of Monsignor Juan Alberto Puiggari from the pastoral government of the archdiocese of Paraná and appointed Archbishop Raúl Martín, 67 years old, Bishop of Santa Rosa, as Archbishop Metropolitan of the same ecclesiastical district. At the same time, it was reported that Monsignor Puiggari will be apostolic administrator until the canonical inauguration of the new Archbishop. The news was simultaneously made k…