Rómulo García (1927 – December 18, 2005) was

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of the

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(Archidioecese Sinus Albis),

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. His title, in Latin, at the moment of his death was Romulus, Archiepiscopus Emeritus Sinus Albinensis. His highest position was archbishop from 1991 to 2002. His style, as the one of any archbishop or bishop in Argentina is "His Very Reverend Excellency". Address style for them is

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. He was born in

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on March 24, 1927. Ordained as priest on December 10, 1950, he was appointed as

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of Uzita and

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of the

Diocese of Mar del Plata The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mar del Plata () is in Argentina and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of La Plata. History On 11 February 1957, Pope Pius XII established the Diocese of Mar del Plata from the Diocese of Bahía Blanca and the Arc ...

, - suffragan of the Archdiocese of La Plata - on August 9, 1975. He became Bishop of

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on January 19, 1976.

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appointed him

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on May 31, 1991 taking over on a formal Mass on September 24, 1991. The chosen motto for his coat of arms was "Totus tuus" ("completely yours", addressing The Lord). His predecessor was

Jorge Mayer Jorge Mayer (20 November 1915 – 25 December 2010) was the Roman Catholic Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Bahía Blanca, Argentina from 1972 to 1991. Biography Mayer was born in San Miguel Arcángel, Adolfo Alsina Partido, Buenos Aires Provi ...

. He was reputed for his speeches, lectures, serene and reflective character. He was also appointed as a member of the Catholic Commission for homeless and refugees, in the

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whom her served until retirement. As it is of common use in the

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and ruled by

, he resigned to his pastoral duty on June 15, 2002 when he turned 80 years of age, becoming then archbishop emeritus, after which he decided to continue living in

, in a private home of his own. His successor is the present

HVRE

Guillermo José Garlatti Guillermo José Garlatti is an Argentine prelate of the Catholic Church was the archbishop of Bahía Blanca from 2004 to 2017. He has been a bishop since 1994. Biography He was born in Forgaria nel Fiurle, Udine, Northern Italy on July 12, 1940. ...

. García died in

on December 18, 2005.

References

Catholic-Hierarchy
— Statistics on the Archdiocese of Bahía Blanca. *

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Garcia, Romulo 1927 births 2005 deaths 20th-century Roman Catholic archbishops in Argentina 21st-century Roman Catholic archbishops in Argentina Place of birth missing Roman Catholic archbishops of Bahía Blanca Roman Catholic bishops of Mar del Plata