Anunciado Serafini Explained

Type:Bishop
Anunciado Serafini
Bishop of Mercedes
Church:Roman Catholic Church
Diocese:Mercedes
Appointed:18 March 1939
Term Start:29 June 1939
Term End:18 February 1963
Predecessor:Juan Pascual Chimento
Successor:Luis Juan Tomé
Other Post:Auxiliary Bishop of La Plata (1935–1939)
Titular Bishop of Arycanda (1935–1939)
Ordination:20 December 1924
Consecration:25 July 1935
Consecrated By:Zenobio Lorenzo Guilland
Birth Date:16 November 1898
Birth Place:Tres Arroyos, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
Death Place:Vigo, Francoist Spain

Anunciado Serafini (16 November 1898 – 18 February 1963) [1] was the Roman Catholic bishop of what is now the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mercedes-Luján, Argentina. Ordained to the priesthood on 20 December 1924, Serafini was named Auxiliary Bishop of La Plata and Titular Bishop of Arycanda in 1935,[1] and then Bishop of Mercedes in 1939.[1]

On 8 April 1962, Bishop Serafini consecrated Antonio Quarracino to the episcopacy.[2] As Cardinal Quarracino later conducted the episcopal consecration of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the future Pope Francis, Bishop Serafini is part of that pope's episcopal lineage.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bishop Anunciado Serafini [Catholic-Hierarchy]]. David M.. Cheney. www.catholic-hierarchy.org. 27 November 2018.
  2. Web site: Antonio Cardinal Quarracino [Catholic-Hierarchy]]. David M.. Cheney. www.catholic-hierarchy.org. 27 November 2018.
  3. Web site: Pope Francis (Jorge Mario Bergoglio) [Catholic-Hierarchy]]. David M.. Cheney. www.catholic-hierarchy.org. 27 November 2018.