Federico José Pagura
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Federico Jose Pagura was a Bishop
of the United Methodist Church
, elected in 1969. Prior and subsequent to his election to the Episcopacy he was a teacher at a seminary
in Buenos Aires
, Argentina
.
Federico was elected Bishop at the final session of the Latin America
Central Conference of the U.M. Church. At that session this Central Conference dissolved, most of the churches and Annual Conference
s thereof joining autonomous Methodist churches in their respective nations. A fragment of the U.M. Church remained, represented by the work of this denomination in Costa Rica
and Panama
. Bishop Pagura was assigned to this work. However, shortly thereafter even these churches and conferences were folded into United Churches in their respective nations.
Bishop Pagura, therefore, remained a U.M. Bishop for a very brief time. Returning to seminary teaching, he was later elected Bishop of The Methodist Church of Argentina. In his later life, he was elected co-president of the World Council of Churches and retained the title of Methodist Bishop Emeritus.
In 2003, the Argentine Congress included Bishop Pagura in their list of "Most Noteworthy" of the country.
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
of the United Methodist Church
United Methodist Church
The United Methodist Church is a Methodist Christian denomination which is both mainline Protestant and evangelical. Founded in 1968 by the union of The Methodist Church and the Evangelical United Brethren Church, the UMC traces its roots back to the revival movement of John and Charles Wesley...
, elected in 1969. Prior and subsequent to his election to the Episcopacy he was a teacher at a seminary
Seminary
A seminary, theological college, or divinity school is an institution of secondary or post-secondary education for educating students in theology, generally to prepare them for ordination as clergy or for other ministry...
in Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
, Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
.
Federico was elected Bishop at the final session of the Latin America
Latin America
Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...
Central Conference of the U.M. Church. At that session this Central Conference dissolved, most of the churches and Annual Conference
Annual Conference
An Annual Conference in the United Methodist Church is a regional body that governs much of the life of the "Connectional Church." Annual conferences are composed primarily of the clergy members and a lay member or members from each charge . Each conference is a geographical division...
s thereof joining autonomous Methodist churches in their respective nations. A fragment of the U.M. Church remained, represented by the work of this denomination in Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Costa Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....
and Panama
Panama
Panama , officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The...
. Bishop Pagura was assigned to this work. However, shortly thereafter even these churches and conferences were folded into United Churches in their respective nations.
Bishop Pagura, therefore, remained a U.M. Bishop for a very brief time. Returning to seminary teaching, he was later elected Bishop of The Methodist Church of Argentina. In his later life, he was elected co-president of the World Council of Churches and retained the title of Methodist Bishop Emeritus.
In 2003, the Argentine Congress included Bishop Pagura in their list of "Most Noteworthy" of the country.