Juan Carlos Maccarone

Juan Carlos Maccarone (19 October 1940 – 29 March 2015) was an Argentine Roman Catholic bishop.

Early life and ordination

Maccarone was born on 19 October 1940 in Buenos Aires. After receiving a formal education, he studied Roman Catholic theology. He was ordained as a priest on 17 December 1968.

Bishop

In 1996, he became bishop in Roman Catholic Diocese of Chascomús. On 18 February 1999, Maccarone was nominated as bishop in Roman Catholic Diocese of Santiago del Estero.

Gay sex scandal

In 2005, a video showing Maccarone having sex with a 23-year-old man was made public.[1][2] Maccarone retired as a bishop on 19 August 2005.

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