Dante Frasnelli Tarter (6 January 1925 – 10 January 2020) was an Italian-Peruvian Catholic

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. Frasnelli Tarter was born in

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and was ordained to the priesthood in 1952. He served as territorial

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Huari Huari may refer to: *Huari culture, a historical civilization in Peru *Huari (archaeological site), an archaeological site in Peru *Huari, Peru, a town in Peru * Huari District, a district in the Huari Province, Peru * Huari Province, a province in ...

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, before it became a

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, from 1967 to 2001.In all period he served as a

he was known for his social work for the poor. He was loved for all people in Huari, specially for those who had little. He worked with the ONG “Caritas” which was encharged of receiving donations( food, clothes, toys) As soon as donations were received Bishop Dante will give it to all people who need it. He was also known for his hard work in evangelization, in all his time as a bishop he would ride his horse to all places around Huari, explaining people the love of God, and the importance of being good catholic. Diocese of Huari
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1925 births 2020 deaths Italian Roman Catholic bishops in South America 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Peru Place of birth missing Place of death missing Italian expatriates in Peru Roman Catholic bishops of Huarí {{Peru-RC-bishop-stub