Eduardo Eliseo Martín
| Eduardo Eliseo Martín | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop of Rosario | |
| Archdiocese | Rosario |
| Appointed | 4 July 2014 |
| Installed | 24 August 2014 |
| Predecessor | José Luis Mollaghan |
| Previous post | Bishop of Villa de la Concepción del Río Cuarto (2006–2014) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 26 December 1980 by Mario Picchi |
| Consecration | 19 May 2006 by Paulino Reale Chirina |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 December 1953 Venado Tuerto, Santa Fe, Argentina |
| Motto | El Verbo se hizo carne |
Eduardo Eliseo Martín (born 26 December 1953) is an Argentine prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. Since 2014, he is the current Archbishop of Rosario and was the Bishop of Villa de la Concepción del Río Cuarto from 2006 to 2014.
Ministry
Martín was ordained as a priest on 26 December 1980 and incardinated in the Diocese of Venado Tuerto. He worked primarily as a parish priest, he was also a lecturer at the seminary in La Plata and vicar general of the diocese.[1]
On 21 February 2006, Pope Benedict XVI appointed Martín Bishop of Villa de la Concepción del Río Cuarto.[2] He was consecrated bishop on 19 May by Bishop Emeritus Paulino Reale Chirina. On 13 March 2009, Martín performed his first quinquennial visit ad limina.[3]
On 4 July 2014, Pope Francis appointed Martín as Metropolitan Archbishop of Rosario.[4] The ingress took place on 24 August.[1] On 2 May 2019, Martín performed his second quinquennial visit ad limina.[5] On 11 February 2020, on the occasion of the World Day of the Sick, while celebrating Mass in the province of Santa Fe, he recalled that "life is sacred" and "belongs only to God" and considered it "sad and disappointing" that in the province of Santa Fe persist in applying the abortion protocols.[6]
References
- Back to citation occurrence 1.0 Back to citation occurrence 1.1 "Conocé a nuestro Pastor: Eduardo Eliseo Martin" (in Spanish). Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rosario. 2017-10-23. Retrieved 2020-06-15.
- Back to citation "RINUNCIA DEL VESCOVO DI VILLA DE LA CONCEPCIÓN DEL RÍO CUARTO (ARGENTINA) E NOMINA DEL SUCCESSORE" (in Italian). vatican.va. 2006-02-21. Retrieved 2020-06-15.
- Back to citation "Le Udienze, 13.03.2009". Bollettino della Sala stampa della Santa Sede. 13 March 2009. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
- Back to citation "Nomina dell'Arcivescovo di Rosario (Argentina)" (in Italian). vatican.va. 2014-07-04. Retrieved 2020-06-15.
- Back to citation "Le Udienze, 2.05.2019". Bollettino della Sala stampa della Santa Sede. 2 May 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
- Back to citation "Arzobispo lamenta que no se respete la objeción de conciencia en Argentina". 14 February 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2022.