Nicolás Cotugno
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His Excellency Nicolás Domingo Cotugno Fanizzi S.D.B. | |
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Archbishop Emeritus of Montevideo | |
Church | Roman Catholic |
Archdiocese | Montevideo |
See | Montevideo |
Appointed | 4 December 1998 |
Term ended | 11 February 2014 |
Predecessor | José Gottardi |
Successor | Daniel Sturla |
Previous post(s) | Bishop of Melo |
Orders | |
Ordination | 26 July 1967 |
Consecration | 28 Jul 1996 by Francesco De Nittis |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Residence | Montevideo |
Nicolás Domingo Cotugno Fanizzi[pronunciation?], S.D.B. (born 21 September 1938 in Sesto San Giovanni, Province of Milan[1]) is an Italian-Uruguayan Roman Catholic priest.
He was the Archbishop of Montevideo from 4 December 1998 till 11 February 2014.[1] Previously he served as Bishop of Melo.[1]
In September 2013 he tendered his resignation to Pope Francis, due to age reasons.[2] He was succeeded by the former Auxiliary Bishop of Montevideo, Daniel Sturla.[3]
References
- ^ a b c "Archbishop Cotugno". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 11, 2014.[self-published source]
- ^ "Cotugno tenders his resignation". El Observador. 18 September 2013. Template:Es icon
- ^ "Pope Francis appoints Sturla to replace Cotugno". El Diario. 11 February 2014. Template:Es
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