Adolfo Armando Uriona

Adolfo Armando Uriona

Bishop of Villa de la Concepción del Río Cuarto
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Villa de la Concepción del Río Cuarto
Appointed4 November 2014
PredecessorEduardo Eliseo Martín
Previous postBishop of Añatuya (2004-2014)
Orders
Ordination28 June 1980
Consecration8 May 2004
by Jorge Mario Bergoglio
Personal details
Born (1955-05-27) 27 May 1955
Coat of arms
Adolfo Armando Uriona's coat of arms

Adolfo Armando Uriona F.D.P. (born 27 May 1955) is a prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of Añatuya from 2004 to 2014.

Life

Born in Mar del Plata, Uriona became a member of the Sons of Divine Providence on 8 March 1979. He was ordained to the priesthood on 28 June 1980.

On 4 March 2004, he was appointed bishop of Añatuya. Uriona received his episcopal consecration on the following 8 May from Jorge Mario Bergoglio, archbishop of Buenos Aires, the later pope Francis, with bishop of Lomas de Zamora, Agustín Roberto Radrizzani, and bishop of Santa María del Patrocinio en Buenos Aires, Miguel Mykycej, serving as co-consecrators.