Luis del Castillo Estrada

Luis Serapio del Castillo Estrada

S.J.
Bishop Emeritus of Melo
ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseMontevideo
DioceseMelo
Appointed21 December 1999
Retired13 June 2009
PredecessorNicolás Cotugno
SuccessorHeriberto Bodeant
Previous postsTitular Bishop of Tarasa in Numidia (1988–1999)
Auxiliary bishop of Montevideo (1988–1999)
Orders
Ordination30 July 1966
Consecration11 June 1988
by José Gottardi Cristelli
Personal details
BornLuis Serapio del Castillo Estrada
(1935-06-21)21 June 1935
Montevideo, Uruguay
Died4 March 2026(2026-03-04) (aged 90)
DenominationRoman Catholic
ResidenceMontevideo, Uruguay
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is del Castillo and the second or maternal family name is Estrada.

Luis Serapio del Castillo Estrada, S.J. (21 June 1935 – 4 March 2026) was a Uruguayan Roman Catholic prelate.

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 almost a decade. He had to resign on 13 June 2009 due to illness.[1]

Del Castillo Estrada died on 4 March 2026, at the age of 90.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Luis del Castillo resigns". El País. 15 June 2009. (in Spanish)
  2. ^ Falleció a los 90 años el obispo Luis del Castillo, figura central de la Iglesia uruguaya (in Spanish)
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