Alfonso Delgado Evers

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Alfonso Delgado Evers (born 21 June 1942) is an Argentinian prelate of the Catholic Church. He was the Archbishop of San Juan de Cuyo from 2000 to 2017.

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Early life and education

Evers was born in Rosario, Argentina. He attended the National University of Rosario and graduated as a surveyor. He earned a doctorate in dogmatic theology from the University of Navarra in Spain. [1]

Church career

Evers was ordained as a priest to the Prelature of Opus Dei on 23 June 1970 in Spain by Luigi Dadaglio, the Apostolic Nuncio to Spain. He was appointed as Bishop of Santo Tomé on 20 March 1986 by Pope John Paul II and was consecrated a bishop on 25 April 1986 by Cardinal Juan Carlos Aramburu in Buenos Aires.

He was transferred to Posadas on February 25, 1994. He was installed there on May 1, 1994.

On 29 March 2000, he was made Archbishop of San Juan de Cuyo. He was installed there on May 24, 2000. [1] [2] [3]

Pope Francis accepted his resignation on 17 June 2017. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Arzobispado de San Juan de Cuyo". Arquidiócesis de San Juan de Cuyo. Archived from the original on 2014-03-24. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  2. "Archbishop Alfonso Rogelio Delgado Evers". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  3. Cabrera, Favio (21 April 2011). ""Hasta los 21 años estaba convencido de que nunca sería sacerdote"". Diario de Cuyo. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  4. "Resignations and Appointments, 17.06.2017" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 17 June 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2022.