Carlos José Ñáñez
Archbishop Emeritus of Córdoba
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseCórdoba
SeeCórdoba
Appointed17 November 1998
Installed12 March 1999
Term ended6 November 2021
PredecessorRaúl Francisco Primatesta
SuccessorÁngel Sixto Rossi
Orders
Ordination17 July 1971
by Raúl Francisco Primatesta
Consecration24 January 1991
by Raúl Francisco Primatesta
Personal details
Born
Carlos José Ñáñez

(1946-08-09) 9 August 1946
Previous post(s)Titular Bishop of Lete (1990-95)
Auxiliary Bishop of Córdoba (1990-95)
Coadjutor Archbishop of Tucumán (1995-98)
Alma materPontifical Gregorian University
MottoPax et gaudium in Spiritu
Coat of armsCarlos José Ñáñez's coat of arms

Carlos José Ñáñez (born August 9, 1946) is an Argentinian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Auxiliary Bishop of Córdoba from 1990 to 1995 when he was appointed Archbishop Coadjutor of Tucumán. He was Archbishop of Córdoba from 1998 to 2021.

Life

Born in Córdoba, Ñáñez was ordained to the priesthood on July 17, 1971.

On December 12, 1990, he was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Córdoba and titular bishop of Leye. Ñáñez received his episcopal consecration on January 24, 1991, from Cardinal Raúl Francisco Primatesta, Archbishop of Córdoba, with the Apostolic Nuncio to Argentina, Archbishop Ubaldo Calabresi, and the Bishop of Río Cuarto, Adolfo Roque Esteban Arana, as co-consecrators.

On December 20, 1995, he was appointed Archbishop Coadjutor of Tucumán, where he was installed on February 2, 1996. On November 17, 1998, he was appointed Archbishop of Córdoba, and he was installed there on March 12, 1999.

On July 22, 2014, Pope Francis appointed Ñáñez to a five-year renewable term as a member of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity.[1]

References

  1. "Nomine nel Pontificio Consiglio per la Promozione dell'Unità dei Cristiani, 22.07.2014" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. July 22, 2014. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
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