Luis del Castillo Estrada

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Luis del Castillo Estrada, S.J.
Bishop emeritus of Melo
See Melo
AppointedDecember 21, 1999
Predecessor Nicolás Cotugno
Successor Heriberto Bodeant
Previous post(s) Auxiliary bishop of Montevideo
Orders
OrdinationJuly 30, 1966
Personal details
Born(1935-06-21)June 21, 1935
Montevideo, Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
NationalityFlag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguayan
Denomination Roman Catholic
Residence Montevideo

Luis del Castillo Estrada, S.J. (born 21 June 1935, in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan Roman Catholic cleric.

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Biography

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]

References

  1. ↑ "Luis del Castillo resigns". El País. 15 June 2009.(in Spanish)


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