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Carlos María Franzini

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Carlos María Franzini
Archbishop of Mendoza
ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseArchdiocese of Mendoza
In office10 November 2012 – 8 December 2017
PredecessorJosé María Arancibia
SuccessorMarcelo Daniel Colombo
Previous postBishop of Rafaela (2000-2012)
Orders
Ordination13 August 1977
Consecration19 June 2000
by Jorge Casaretto [es]
Personal details
Born(1951-09-06)6 September 1951
Died8 December 2017(2017-12-08) (aged 66)
Coat of arms
Carlos María Franzini's coat of arms

Carlos María Franzini (6 September 1951 – 8 December 2017) was a prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of Rafaela from 2000 until 2012, when he became archbishop of Mendoza.

Life

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Born in Buenos Aires, he was ordained to the priesthood on 13 August 1977, serving as a priest in the diocese of San Isidro.

On 29 April 2000, he was appointed bishop of Rafaela. Polti Franzini received his episcopal consecration on the following 19 June from Alcides Jorge Pedro Casaretto, bishop of San Isidro, with archbishop of Paraná, Estanislao Esteban Karlic, and archbishop of Mendoza, José María Arancibia, serving as co-consecrators.

On 10 November 2012, he was appointed archbishop of Mendoza, where he was installed on 9 February 2013.

He died on 8 December 2017, at the age of 66.[1]

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