Eduardo Francisco Pironio [SEP] position held
Eduardo Francisco Pironio
Eduardo Francisco Pironio (3 December 1920 – 5 February 1998) was an Argentine Roman Catholic cardinal who served in numerous departments of the Roman Curia from 1975 to 1996. He was named Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina-Poggio in 1995.
On 30 June 2006 the Diocese of Rome began requesting testimonies about the life and sanctity of Cardinal Pironio which opened his cause of canonization and bestowed upon him the posthumous title Servant of God.
Life.
Life Early life and education.
Eduardo Pironio was born
Roman Catholic Diocese of Mar del Plata
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mar del Plata () is in Argentina and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of La Plata.
History.
On 11 February 1957, Pope Pius XII established the Diocese of Mar del Plata from the Diocese of Bahía Blanca and the Archdiocese of La Plata. Territory was taken from the diocese in 1980 to form the Diocese of Chascomús.
Ordinaries.
- Enrique Rau (1957–1971)
- Eduardo Francisco Pironio (1972–1975)
- Rómulo