Bernardino Piñera
Monsignor Bernardino Piñera Carvallo (22 September 1915 – 21 June 2020) was a Chilean bishop of the Roman Catholic Church.[1]
Bernardino Piñera Carvallo | |
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| Archbishop Emeritus of La Serena | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | La Serena |
| See | La Serena |
| Appointed | 1 July 1983 |
| Installed | 7 August 1983 |
| Term ended | 29 September 1990 |
| Predecessor | Juan Francisco Fresno Larraín |
| Successor | Francisco José Cox Huneeus |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 5 April 1947 by José María Caro Rodríguez |
| Consecration | 27 April 1958 by Manuel Larraín Errazuriz |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Bernardino Piñera Carvallo 22 September 1915 |
| Died | 21 June 2020 (aged 104) Santiago, Chile |
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| Motto | Servus Tuus sum ego |
| Styles of Bernardino Piñera Carvallo | |
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| Reference style | The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Monsignor |
Life
Born in Paris, France, Piñera was ordained a priest on 5 April 1947. He worked for the Catholic Action. On 11 February 1958, Pope Pius XII appointed Piñera Carvallo auxiliary bishop of Talca. Later, he was appointed Bishop of Temuco (1960–77) and Archbishop of La Serena (1983–90). From 1983 to 1988, he was president of the Episcopal Conference of Chile. Piñera Carvallo attended the Second Vatican Council from 1962 to 1965. He was the paternal uncle of Sebastián Piñera, the president of Chile.[2]
Vatican sex abuse investigation
On 21 August 2019, Chile's nuncio Ivo Scapolo announced that the Vatican had launched an investigation into claims that Piñera sexually abused at least one child 50 years earlier. No charges were ever filed, however.[3][4][5]
Death
Msgr Piñera died in Santiago on 21 June 2020, aged 104.[6] Piñera had contracted COVID-19 a month earlier during the COVID-19 pandemic in Chile. Although the government initially denied the disease to be the cause of death, the certificate issued by the Civil Registry and Identification Service indicates "pneumonia due to COVID-19" as the cause.[7] At the time of his death, he was the oldest Catholic bishop in the world, and the last surviving bishop appointed by Pius XII.
References
- "Mons. Bernardino Piñera cumple hoy 100 años de vida". mensaje.cl. Archived from the original on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
- "Monseñor Bernardino Piñera y la relación con su sobrino Presidente". periodicoencuentro.cl. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
- Ulloa, Cristopher (21 August 2019). "Nunciatura de Chile comienza investigación contra arzobispo Bernardino Piñera por presunto abuso sexual" (in Spanish). CNN Español. Archived from the original on 21 August 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
- "Justicia australiana rechaza apelación del cardenal Pell a su condena por pederastia" (in Spanish). El Intransigente. 21 August 2019. Archived from the original on 21 August 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
- "Chilean priest who is uncle of president probed in alleged child sex abuse". WSAU. 20 August 2019. Archived from the original on 21 August 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
- "Fallece Monseñor Bernardino Piñera Carvallo". Archived from the original on 23 June 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
- Delgado, Felipe (21 June 2020). "Bernardino Piñera murió por neumonía por Covid-19, según certificado de defunción". BioBioChile (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 June 2020.