Pedro Reginaldo Lira
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Pedro Reginaldo Lira, is an Argentine
Bishop
of the Roman Catholic Church
. At the age of , he is one of oldest bishop in the Catholic Church and one of oldest Argentine bishop.
Lira was born in Salta
, Argentina
in 1915 and was ordained a bishop on September 21, 1938. He was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Salta
and Titular Bishop of Tenedus on July 16, 1958, and ordained bishop on September 7, 1958 (his 43rd Birthday). Lira was then appointed bishop of the Diocese of San Francisco in Argentina
on June 12, 1961. He resigned from this post on June 22, 1965, and was then appointed Titular bishop of Castellum in Mauretania. He was again appointed to Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Salta
in 1967 and resigned from that position on May 12, 1978, along with the Titular Bishop of Castellum in Mauretania.
Argentina
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Bishop
Bishop (Catholic Church)
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of the Roman Catholic Church
Roman Catholic Church
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. At the age of , he is one of oldest bishop in the Catholic Church and one of oldest Argentine bishop.
Lira was born in Salta
Salta
Salta is a city in northwestern Argentina and the capital city of the Salta Province. Along with its metropolitan area, it has a population of 464,678 inhabitants as of the , making it Argentina's eighth largest city.-Overview:...
, 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...
in 1915 and was ordained a bishop on September 21, 1938. He was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Salta
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Salta
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Salta is in Argentina and is a metropolitan diocese, responsible for the suffragan Dioceses of Catamarca, Jujuy and Orán as well as the Territorial Prelatures of Cafayate and Humahuaca...
and Titular Bishop of Tenedus on July 16, 1958, and ordained bishop on September 7, 1958 (his 43rd Birthday). Lira was then appointed bishop of the Diocese of San Francisco in Argentina
Roman Catholic Diocese of San Francisco
For the Archdiocese in California, USA, please see Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San FranciscoThe Roman Catholic Diocese of San Francisco is in Argentina and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Córdoba.-Ordinaries:...
on June 12, 1961. He resigned from this post on June 22, 1965, and was then appointed Titular bishop of Castellum in Mauretania. He was again appointed to Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Salta
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Salta
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Salta is in Argentina and is a metropolitan diocese, responsible for the suffragan Dioceses of Catamarca, Jujuy and Orán as well as the Territorial Prelatures of Cafayate and Humahuaca...
in 1967 and resigned from that position on May 12, 1978, along with the Titular Bishop of Castellum in Mauretania.
See also
- List of oldest Catholic bishops
- Archdiocese of SaltaRoman Catholic Archdiocese of SaltaThe Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Salta is in Argentina and is a metropolitan diocese, responsible for the suffragan Dioceses of Catamarca, Jujuy and Orán as well as the Territorial Prelatures of Cafayate and Humahuaca...
- Diocese of San Francisco (Argentina)Roman Catholic Diocese of San FranciscoFor the Archdiocese in California, USA, please see Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San FranciscoThe Roman Catholic Diocese of San Francisco is in Argentina and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Córdoba.-Ordinaries:...
External links
- Catholic Hierarchy
- Salta Diocese Site (Spanish)