Luis del Castillo Estrada

Luis del Castillo Estrada, S.J.
Bishop of Melo
See Melo
Appointed December 21, 1999
Predecessor Nicolás Cotugno
Successor Heriberto Bodeant
Orders
Ordination July 30, 1966
Personal details
Born (1931-06-21)June 21, 1931
Montevideo,  Uruguay
Nationality  Uruguayan
Denomination Roman Catholic
Residence Montevideo
Previous post Auxiliary bishop of Montevideo

Luis del Castillo Estrada, S.J. (born 21 June 1931, in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan Roman Catholic cleric.

Biography

Luis del Castillo was ordained priest on 30 July 1966 in the Society of Jesus.

On 9 April 1988 he was appointed titular bishop of Tarasa in Numidia and auxiliary bishop of Montevideo.

He was appointed Bishop of Melo on 21 December 1999, a post he held for a decade. He had to resign due to illness.[1]

References

  1. "Luis del Castillo resigns". El País. 15 June 2009. (in Spanish)
  • "Bishop Luis del Castillo". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved April 14, 2013.



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