C.Ss.R.
The Redemptorists, officially named the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (), abbreviated CSsR, is a Catholic clerical religious congregation of pontifical right for men (priests and brothers). It was founded by Alphonsus Liguori at Scal ...
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Minas, Uruguay
Minas () is the capital of the Lavalleja Department in Uruguay. As of the census of 2011, it is the twelfth-most populated city in the country.
Geography
The city is located in the south of the department, on the intersection of Route 8 (Uruguay) ...
, 16 November 1894 – 21 October 1970) was a Uruguayan Roman Catholic cleric.
Biography
Ordained 19 February 1921 in the
Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer
The Redemptorists, officially named the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (), abbreviated CSsR, is a Catholic clerical religious congregation of pontifical right for men (priests and brothers). It was founded by Alphonsus Liguori at Scal ...
, he was appointed Bishop of Melo in 1929; he was ordained bishop by the Apostolic Nuncio to Argentina, Archbishop
Filippo Cortesi
Filippo Cortesi (8 October 1876 – 1 February 1947) was the Apostolic Nuncio to Argentina from 19 October 1926 to 4 June 1936, the Apostolic Nuncio to Poland from 24 December 1936 to 1 February 1947. Cortesi earlier served as nuncio to Par ...
. In 1931 his diocese is renamed Diocese of Florida-Melo, and since then, Paternain has his see at the
Cathedral of Florida
The Cathedral Basilica of Florida () is the main Roman Catholic Church, Roman Catholic Church (building), church building of Florida, Uruguay. It is the see of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Florida since 1956.
History
At this place there was ...
. Finally, in 1955 is created the Diocese of Florida, which Paternain still holds.
After a very long, fruitful bishopric, in 1960 he resigns as Bishop of Florida; he is appointed
titular bishop
A titular bishop in various churches is a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese.
By definition, a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop, the tradition of the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox an ...
titular archbishop
A titular bishop in various churches is a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese.
By definition, a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop, the tradition of the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox an ...
Juan Vicente Chiarino Juan Vicente Chiarino (25 December 1901, Montevideo – 29 June 1989) was a Uruguayan lawyer and politician.
A prominent member of Civic Union (Uruguay), Civic Union,7 de setiembre de 1978, publicada en Libro Annual 1978–1979 del Instituto Teológico del Uruguay,
Montevideo
Montevideo (, ; ) is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Uruguay, largest city of Uruguay. According to the 2023 census, the city proper has a population of 1,302,954 (about 37.2% of the country's total population) in an area of . M ...
, 1979
* Juan Villegas, ''Las Actividades Pastorales de los Obispos del Uruguay. 1878–1978'', conferencia dictada en el Club Católico de Montevideo el 22 de junio de 1978, publicada en Libro Annual 1978–1979 del Instituto Teológico del Uruguay,
Montevideo
Montevideo (, ; ) is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Uruguay, largest city of Uruguay. According to the 2023 census, the city proper has a population of 1,302,954 (about 37.2% of the country's total population) in an area of . M ...