Eduardo Eliseo Martín

Eduardo Eliseo Martín (born 26 December 1953) is an Argentine prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. Since 2014, he is the current Archbishop of Rosario and was the Bishop of Villa de la Concepción del Río Cuarto from 2006 to 2014.

Eduardo Eliseo Martín
Archbishop of Rosario
ArchdioceseRosario
Appointed4 July 2014
Installed24 August 2014
PredecessorJosé Luis Mollaghan
Orders
Ordination26 December 1980
Consecration19 May 2006
by Paulino Reale Chirina
Personal details
Born (1953-12-26) 26 December 1953
Venado Tuerto, Santa Fe, Argentina
NationalityArgentine
MottoEl Verbo se hizo carne
Coat of armsEduardo Eliseo Martín's coat of arms
Styles of
Eduardo Eliseo Martín
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleArchbishop

Ministry

Martín was ordained as a priest on 26 December 1980 and incardinated in the Diocese of Venado Tuerto. He worked primarily as a parish priest, he was also a lecturer at the seminary in La Plata and vicar general of the diocese.[1]

On 21 February 2006, Pope Benedict XVI appointed Martín Bishop of Villa de la Concepción del Río Cuarto.[2] He was consecrated bishop on 19 May by Bishop Emeritus Paulino Reale Chirina. On 13 March 2009, Martín performed his first quinquennial visit ad limina.[3]

On 4 July 2014, Pope Francis appointed Martín as Metropolitan Archbishop of Rosario.[4] The ingress took place on 24 August.[1] On 2 May 2019, Martín performed his second quinquennial visit ad limina.[5] On 11 February 2020, on the occasion of the World Day of the Sick, while celebrating Mass in the province of Santa Fe, he recalled that "life is sacred" and "belongs only to God" and considered it "sad and disappointing" that in the province of Santa Fe persist in applying the abortion protocols.[6]

References
  1. "Conocé a nuestro Pastor: Eduardo Eliseo Martin" (in Spanish). Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rosario. 2017-10-23. Retrieved 2020-06-15.
  2. "RINUNCIA DEL VESCOVO DI VILLA DE LA CONCEPCIÓN DEL RÍO CUARTO (ARGENTINA) E NOMINA DEL SUCCESSORE" (in Italian). vatican.va. 2006-02-21. Retrieved 2020-06-15.
  3. "Le Udienze, 13.03.2009". Bollettino della Sala stampa della Santa Sede. 13 March 2009. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  4. "Nomina dell'Arcivescovo di Rosario (Argentina)" (in Italian). vatican.va. 2014-07-04. Retrieved 2020-06-15.
  5. "Le Udienze, 2.05.2019". Bollettino della Sala stampa della Santa Sede. 2 May 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  6. "Arzobispo lamenta que no se respete la objeción de conciencia en Argentina". 14 February 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
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