Estanislao Esteban Karlic (born 7 February 1926) is an Argentine

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of the

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. He served as Archbishop of Paraná from 1986 to 2003, and was elevated to the

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in 2007.

Biography

Estanislao Karlic was born in Oliva, Villa María, to an

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n family. He studied at the Major

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of Córdoba, and at the

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, from where he obtained a licentiate in theology. Following his

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to the priesthood on 8 December 1954, Karlic served as superior of the

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section of the Major Seminary of Córdoba, where he was also

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. On 6 June 1977, Karlic was appointed titular bishop of Castrum by

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. He received his episcopal consecration on the following 15 August from Cardinal Raúl Francisco Primatesta, with Bishops Alfredo Disandro and Cándido Rubiolo serving as

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. Karlic was later named Coadjutor Archbishop of and

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of Paraná on 19 January 1983, eventually succeeding to the post of its

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on 1 April 1986. From 1986 to 1992, he was a member of the commission for the redaction of the new

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. In 1999, Karlic called for unity among the people of the

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and for the respect of small nations' cultures. He served as

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of the

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for two successive terms (1996–1999, 1999–2002) before resigning as Paraná's archbishop on 29 April 2003, after seven years of service.

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created him

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of '' Beata Maria Vergine Addolorata a piazza Buenos Aires'' in the

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of 24 November 2007. As he was beyond the age of 80 at the time of his elevation, Karlic will never be eligible to participate in a

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. Cardinal Karlic is seen as theologically

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and as a conciliator between

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and liberal factions in the Argentine Church. He believes that “the family is the sanctuary of love and of life” and that “the human community is destined for fraternity”. Cardinal Karlic celebrated his 45th episcopal anniversary on 15 August 2022 with a Mass of thanksgiving. The cardinal resides in the Benedictine Monastery of Our Lady of Paraná, in Aldea María Luisa.

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