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Luis del Castillo Estrada, S.J. | |
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Bishop emeritus of Melo | |
See | Melo |
Appointed | December 21, 1999 |
Predecessor | Nicolás Cotugno |
Successor | Heriberto Bodeant |
Previous post(s) | Auxiliary bishop of Montevideo |
Orders | |
Ordination | July 30, 1966 |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Nationality | Uruguayan |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Residence | Montevideo |
Luis del Castillo Estrada, S.J. (born 21 June 1931, in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan Roman Catholic cleric.
Luis del Castillo was ordained priest on 30 July 1966 in the Society of Jesus.
On 9 April 1988 he was appointed titular bishop of Tarasa in Numidia and auxiliary bishop of Montevideo.
He was appointed Bishop of Melo on 21 December 1999, a post he held for almost a decade. He had to resign on 13 June 2009 due to illness. [1]
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