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Eugenio Scarpellini

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Eugenio Scarpellini
Bishop of El Alto
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of El Alto
In office25 July 2013 – 15 July 2020
PredecessorJesús Juárez Párraga [es]
SuccessorGiovani Edgar Arana
Previous postsTitular Bishop of Bida (2010-2013)
Auxiliary Bishop of El Alto (2010-2013)
Orders
Ordination17 June 1978
Consecration9 September 2010
by Jesús Juárez Párraga[1]
Personal details
Born(1954-01-08)8 January 1954
Died15 July 2020(2020-07-15) (aged 66)

Eugenio Scarpellini (8 January 1954 – 15 July 2020) was an Italian-born Bolivian Roman Catholic bishop.

Biography

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Scarpellini was born in Italy and was ordained to the priesthood in 1974. He served as titular bishop of Bida and as auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of El Alto, Bolivia from 2010 to 2013. He then served as bishop of the El Alto Diocese from 2013 until his death in 2020, when he died after contracting COVID-19 amidst the COVID-19 pandemic in Bolivia.[2]

Notes

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  1. ↑ "Bishop Eugenio Scarpellini". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2026-04-20.
  2. ↑ Diocese of El Alto