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Carlos María Franzini

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Carlos María Franzini
Archbishop of Mendoza
Church Catholic Church
Archdiocese Archdiocese of Mendoza
In office 10 November 2012 – 8 December 2017
Predecessor José María Arancibia
Successor Marcelo Daniel Colombo
Previous post Bishop of Rafaela (2000-2012)
Orders
Ordination 13 August 1977
Consecration 19 June 2000
by Jorge Casaretto
Personal details
Born 6 September 1951
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Died 8 December 2017 (aged 66)
Mendoza, Mendoza Province, Argentina

Carlos María Franzini (6 September 1951 – 8 December 2017) was a prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of Rafaela from 2000 until 2012, when he became archbishop of Mendoza.

Life

Born in Buenos Aires, he was ordained to the priesthood on 13 August 1977, serving as a priest in the diocese of San Isidro.

On 29 April 2000, he was appointed bishop of Rafaela. Polti Franzini received his episcopal consecration on the following 19 June from Alcides Jorge Pedro Casaretto, bishop of San Isidro, with archbishop of Paraná, Estanislao Esteban Karlic, and archbishop of Mendoza, José María Arancibia, serving as co-consecrators.

On 10 November 2012, he was appointed archbishop of Mendoza, where he was installed on 9 February 2013.

He died on 8 December 2017, at the age of 66.[1]

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