Felipe Santiago Benítez Ávalos

Felipe Santiago Benítez Ávalos
Archbishop of Asunción
ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseArchdiocese of Asunción
In office20 May 1989 – 15 June 2002
PredecessorIsmael Rolón
SuccessorPastor Cuquejo
Previous postsBishop of Villarrica (1965-1989)
Titular Bishop of Chersonesus in Europa (1961-1965)
Auxiliary Bishop of Asunción (1961-1965)
Orders
Ordination7 June 1952
Consecration24 September 1961
by Juan José Aníbal Mena Porta
Personal details
Born(1926-05-21)21 May 1926
Piribebuy, Caraguatay Department, Paraguay
Died19 March 2009(2009-03-19) (aged 82)
Asunción, Paraguay

Felipe Santiago Benítez Ávalos (1 May 1926 – 19 March 2009) was the Paraguayan Catholic Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Asuncion from his appointment on 20 May 1989, until his retirement on 12 June 2002.

Benítez Avalos was born in Piribebuy on 1 May 1926, to parents Angel del Rosario Benítez García and Juana Avalos Rodríguez.[1]

He remained the Archbishop Emeritus until his death at the Hospital Universitario in Asunción on 19 March 2009, at the age of 82.

References

  1. ↑ "Falleció hoy el obispo emérito de Asunción Felipe Santiago Benítez". La Nación (Asunción) (in Spanish). 2009-03-19. Retrieved 2009-03-28.


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