Emilio Ogñénovich

Emilio Ogñénovich
Archbishop of Mercedes-Luján
Archdiocese Mercedes-Luján
See Mercedes-Luján
Appointed 8 June 1982
Installed 10 June 1982
Term ended 7 March 2000
Predecessor Luis Juan Tomé
Successor Rubén Héctor di Monte
Orders
Ordination 17 December 1949
by Anunciado Serafini
Consecration 18 November 1979
by Jorge Mayer
Personal details
Born (1923-01-25)25 January 1923
Olavarría, Argentina
Died 29 January 2011(2011-01-29) (aged 88)
Nationality Argentinian
Denomination Roman Catholic
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Emilio Ogñénovich (January 25, 1923–January 29, 2011) was the Roman Catholic bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mercedes-Luján, Argentina. Ordained to the priesthood in 1949, Ogñénovich was named in bishop in 1979 retiring in 2000.[1] He died in 2011, four days after his 88th birthday.

On 27 June 1992 he was co-consecrator of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, later Pope Francis, as bishop.[2]

References

  1. Catholic Hierarchy profile
  2. "Bergoglio, Jorge Mario". Breve biografía de obispos (in Spanish). La Agencia Informativa Católica Argentina. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
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