Jorge Manuel López, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Jorge Manuel López

Catholic bishop

Date of Birth: 05-Jun-1918

Date of Death: 22-Dec-2006

Profession: Catholic priest

Nationality: Argentina

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Jorge Manuel López

  • Jorge Manuel López (5 June 1918 – 22 December 2006) was a bishop.
  • He was born in Rosario, Santa Fe Province, where he was ordained priest in 1942.
  • He was appointed auxiliary bishop in the city's diocese on 20 May 1968.
  • He then led the Archdiocese of Corrientes, starting on 5 April 1972, and was appointed Archbishop of Rosario on 19 January 1983, where he served for ten years.
  • He retired from this post upon reaching the age of 75, on 20 November 1993. López was the vice-president of the Argentine Episcopal Conference and served in several episcopal commissions, even after his retirement.
  • He presided the Episcopal Council for the Causes of Saints until November 2005.
  • He died in 2006 at the age of 88, in the residence of the Sisters Servants of Jesus in Rosario.

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