Carlos Azpiroz Costa

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Carlos Alfonso Azpiroz Costa, O.P. (born 30 October 1956) is an Argentinian Catholic friar of the Order of Preachers who has served as the Archbishop of Bahia Blanca since 2015.[1] He was previously his religious order's superior general from 2001 to 2010.

Life

Early life

Azpiroz was born in Buenos Aires in 1956, the eighth of the 14 children (thirteen boys, one girl) born to Francisco Azpiroz Gil (died 1988) and Nélida Victoria Costa Colombo (died 1976). His father was an agricultural engineer who oversaw the large family holdings. His father's parents were immigrants from the Navarre region of Spain, while his maternal grandparents had come from Italy.[2]

As a child, Azpiroz was enrolled at the Colegio Champagnat de Buenos Aires, run by the

moral theology at the law school. Through discussions with them and visits to their houses, he felt called to join their Order.[2]

Dominican friar

On 1 March 1980, Azpiroz was admitted to the

solemn vows as a full member of the Order in that same priory.[2]

Azpiroz soon received his degree of Bachelor of Philosophy from Saint Thomas Aquinas University of the North (UNSTA), a private university operated by the Dominican Province of Argentina for its young friars. He began his theological studies at the Center of Institutional Studies, which operated at the Priory of St. Dominic of Buenos Aires, under the auspices of the theology faculty of the Pontifical Catholic University, at which he earned the degree of Bachelor of Theology. At the same time, he began his university teaching career, both as assistant of the chairs of theological anthropology and dogmatic theology, at the UCA (in the faculties of economics and law), and also as an assistant professor in the philosophy department of UNSTA. During this period, he shared in the work of his community in reaching out to the people surrounding the priory.[2]

Azpiroz was

Procurator General of the Dominican Order, as well as rector of the Basilica of Santa Sabina, attached to the Dominican priory, by then Master of the Order of Preachers, Timothy Radcliffe.[2]

On 14 July 2001, the participants in the

General Chapter of the Order, which was held in Providence, Rhode Island, in the United States, elected Azpiroz to succeed Radcliffe as Master of the Order. During his tenure as Master, he was ex officio Grand Chancellor
of the Angelicum.

In January 2008, at the General Chapter of the Order held in Bogotá, Azpiroz commented on his experiences in his role as Master of the Order:

As Master of the Order, I am a missionary who strengthens my brothers and sisters scattered throughout the world. I hear their stories and see their reality. I remember the faces of Christian families badly wounded at

Peruvian Amazon.[4]

Azpiroz served in this office for a nine-year term, ending with the election of his successor on 5 September 2010.[3] Massimiliano Pironti painted Azpiroz' official portrait in oil as former Master of the Dominican Order. The portrait hangs in the Dominican Museum in Santa Sabina in Rome, Italy.[5]

Bishop

On 3 November 2015,

Archbishop of Bahía Blanca, under whom he served until succeeding him as Archbishop on 12 July 2017.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Master of the Order Archived May 4, 2009, at the Wayback Machine from the website of the Dominican Order
  2. ^ a b c d e "Fr. Carlos Alfonso Azpiroz Costa, O.P.: Biographical Data". General Chapter 2001. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  3. ^ a b c "Archbishop Carlos Alfonso Azpiroz Costa, O.P." Catholic Hierarchy.
  4. ^ Master of the Order Calls for Rededication to the Rosary, from Dominican Life USA
  5. ISBN 978-88-98229-90-1
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  6. ^ "Rinunce e nomine". Vatican Press Office. 3 November 2015. Archived from the original on 30 October 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
Preceded by Master of the Order of Preachers
2001–2010 		Succeeded by
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