His Excellency

Pedro Ignacio Wolcan Olano
Bishop of Tacuarembó
Father Pedro Ignacio Wolcan Olano
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseMontevideo
DioceseTacuarembó
In officeJune 19, 2018
PredecessorJulio César Bonino
Orders
OrdinationSeptember 21, 1986
Personal details
Born (1953-10-21) October 21, 1953
NationalityUruguayan
Previous post(s)Vicar general in Mercedes
Coat of armsPedro Ignacio Wolcan Olano's coat of arms
Styles of
Pedro Ignacio Wolcan Olano
Reference styleThe Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleMonsignor
Posthumous stylenone

Pedro Ignacio Wolcan Olano is from June 19, 2018[1] the bishop of Tacuarembó.

Biography

Pedro Wolcan was born in Nueva Helvecia in 1953, and studied in the interdiocesan major seminary of Montevideo and was ordained priest on September 21, 1986, being incardinated in the diocese of Mercedes.

From 1986 to 1991 he was priest of the cathedral. In 2005 he became parish priest of Santísima Trinidad and, in 2006, parish priest of Nuestra Señora del Carmen.

Since 2015 he was vicar general of the diocese. On June 19, 2018 he was nominated bishop of Tacuarembó.[2] He was ordained bishop in the Cathedral of Tacuarembó on the following 12 August by bishop Carlos María Collazzi Irazábal.

References

  1. Uruguay: Nomina del Vescovo di Tacuarembó
  2. "Papa Francisco nombra un nuevo obispo para Uruguay". Archived from the original on June 20, 2018. Retrieved June 20, 2018.


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