Type: | Archbishop |
Honorific Prefix: | The Most Reverend |
Juan Alberto Puiggari | |
Archbishop of Paraná | |
Church: | Roman Catholic Church |
Archdiocese: | Paraná |
See: | Paraná |
Appointed: | 4 November 2010 |
Term Start: | 7 March 2011 |
Predecessor: | Mario Luis Bautista Maulión |
Ordination: | 13 November 1976 |
Ordained By: | Adolfo Tortolo |
Consecration: | 8 May 1998 |
Consecrated By: | Estanislao Esteban Karlic |
Birth Name: | Juan Alberto Puiggari |
Birth Date: | 1949 11, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Previous Post: | Titular Bishop of Turuzi (1998-2003) Auxiliary Bishop of Paraná (1998-2003) Bishop of Mar del Plata (2003-10) |
Alma Mater: | Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina |
Motto: | Instaturare Omnia in Christo ("Restore all things in Christ") |
Coat Of Arms: | Coat of arms of Juan Alberto Puiggari.svg |
Juan Alberto Puiggari (born 21 November 1949) is an Argentinian clergyman. He has been the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Paraná since 2010.[1]
Puiggari was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was ordained as a priest on 13 November 1976. On 20 February 1998, Pope John Paul II appointed him as titular bishop of Turuzi and auxiliary bishop of Paraná. Later, on 7 June 2003, Pope John Paul II appointed him as Bishop of Mar del Plata. He received his current appointment as Archbishop of Paraná by Pope Benedict XVI on 4 November 2010.[2] [3]