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Carlos Alfonso Azpiroz Costa
Born (1956-10-30) October 30, 1956 (age 67)
EducationAngelicum (J.C.D. 1992)
ChurchCatholic Church
Ordained1987[1]
Offices held
Rector of the Basilica of Santa Sabina (1997–2000)[1]
TitleMaster of the Order of Preachers (2001–present)

Carlos Alfonso Azpiroz Costa, O.P., J.C.D. (born October 30 1956 in Buenos Aires) is a Roman Catholic priest of the Dominican Order.[1] Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, he was elected Master of the Order of Preachers at the 2001 General Chapter of the Order in Providence, Rhode Island.

In January 2008, at the General Chapter of the Order in Bogotá, he commented on his experiences in his current role:[2]

As Master of the Order, I am a missionary who strengthens my brothers and sisters scattered throughout the world. I hear their stories and see their reality. I remember the faces of Christian families badly wounded at Bahawalpur (Pakistan 2001), the neighbors of our sisters in the poorest barrios of Kinshasa (Congo), the children following us in Cameroon, in the Civil War Square in Campodos (Tibú), Colombia, families fishing from the canoes off Gizo in the Solomon Islands or in the Urubamba River in the Peruvian Amazon.

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Preceded by Master of the Order of Preachers
2001 –
Succeeded by
incumbent