Juan Francisco Aragone

Juan Francisco Aragone
Archbishop of Montevideo
ChurchLatin Church
SeeMontevideo
Appointed3 July 1919
Retired20 November 1940
PredecessorMariano Soler
SuccessorAntonio María Barbieri
Other postTitular Archbishop of Melitene (1940-1953)
Orders
Ordination28 October 1908
Consecration9 November 1919
by Alberto Vassallo-Torregrossa[1]
Personal details
Born(1883-05-24)May 24, 1883
DiedMay 7, 1953(1953-05-07) (aged 69)
Nationality Uruguayan
DenominationRoman Catholic
ResidenceMontevideo
MottoOMNIA POSSUM EO QUI ME CONFORTAT
Signature
Coat of arms

Juan Francisco Aragone (born 24 May 1883 in Carmelo – deceased 7 May 1953 in Montevideo) was a Uruguayan cleric.

After over a decade vacancy, on 3 July 1919 Aragone was appointed as the second Roman Catholic archbishop of Montevideo. In his coat of arms can be read the motto Omnia possum in eo qui me confortat.[2]

In 1940 he resigned and was appointed titular archbishop of Melitene. He died in 1953.

References

  1. ^ "Archbishop Juan Francisco Aragone". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2026-02-18.
  2. ^ "Coat of arms of Juan Francisco Aragone". Heráldica Argentina. Retrieved 18 September 2013. (in Spanish)