Emilio Ogñénovich
Emilio Ogñénovich (January 25, 1923 – January 29, 2011) was the Catholic bishop of the Archdiocese of Mercedes-Luján, Argentina. Ogñénovich was born to a father from Cetinje and a mother "from Zadar or Split"; they both died when he was ten years old.[1] Ordained to the priesthood in 1949, Ogñénovich was named in bishop in 1979 retiring in 2000.[2] He died in 2011, four days after his 88th birthday.
Emilio Ogñénovich | |
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| Archbishop of Mercedes-Luján | |
| Archdiocese | Mercedes-Luján |
| See | Mercedes-Luján |
| Appointed | 8 June 1982 |
| Installed | 10 June 1982 |
| Term ended | 7 March 2000 |
| Predecessor | Luis Juan Tomé |
| Successor | Rubén Héctor di Monte |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 17 December 1949 by Anunciado Serafini |
| Consecration | 18 November 1979 by Jorge Mayer |
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| Born | 25 January 1923 |
| Died | 29 January 2011 (aged 88) |
| Nationality | Argentinian |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
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On 27 June 1992 he was co-consecrator of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, later Pope Francis, as bishop.[3]
References
- Dragićević, Huanita (2007). Šego, Krešimir (ed.). "Siguran sam da je Gospa ovdje prisutna" (PDF). Glasnik mira (in Croatian) (4 ed.). p. 28. ISSN 1840-1414. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
- Catholic Hierarchy profile
- "Bergoglio, Jorge Mario". Breve biografía de obispos (in Spanish). La Agencia Informativa Católica Argentina. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
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