Alfredo Zecca
Jorge Mario Bergoglio | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 September 1949 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Died | 4 November 2022 (aged 73) |
| Previous post(s) | Archbishop of Tucumán (2011–2017) |
| Motto | VOBIS EPISCOPUS, VOBISCUM CHRISTIANUS |
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Reference style | Alfredo Zecca | |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency | |
| Religious style | Archbishop | |
Alfredo Horacio Zecca (27 September 1949 – 4 November 2022) was an Argentine
Life
Zecca was born in
Zecca was named a consultor to the Congregation for Catholic Education on 29 January 2005,[1] and a member of that Congregation on 12 June 2012.[2]
On 10 June 2011, he was appointed Archbishop of Tucumán following the retirement of Archbishop Luis Héctor Villalba.[3]
Zecca received his
Zecca met with Pope Francis in February 2017 and submitted his resignation on 19 March. Pope Francis accepted his resignation as archbishop for health reasons on 9 June 2017, when Zecca was 67, assigning him the titular see of Bolsena.[4] Rather than allowing him to become Archbishop Emeritus, as is normal in cases of retirement, he was assigned the titular see of Bolsena and remained an active bishop.[5] According to some reports, Pope Francis removed Zecca, not for health reasons but because he had accepted the government authorities' ruling of suicide in the case of a priest who had been a longtime campaigner against drug traffickers was found hanged on 5 October 2016.[4][6]
Zecca died from heart failure on 4 November 2022, at the age of 73.[7]
References
- ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 29.01.2005" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. January 29, 2005.
- ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 12.06.2012" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. June 12, 2012.
- ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 10.06.2011" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. June 10, 2011.
- ^ a b "El Papa Francisco aceptó la renuncia de Zecca". La Gaceta (in Spanish). 9 June 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 09.06.2017" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. June 9, 2017.
- ^ Lamb, Christopher (19 June 2017). "Nice guy or tough guy? The two faces of Pope Francis". Religion News Service. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
- ^ "Falleció el ex arzobispo de Tucumán, monseñor Alfredo Horacio Zecca". La Gaceta. 4 November 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
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