Jorge Ignacio García Cuerva
20th and 21st-century Roman Catholic Archbishop / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Most Reverend Mons. Don Jorge Ignacio García Cuerva (Río Gallegos, Argentina, April 12, 1968) is the Argentine Roman Catholic Archbishop of Buenos Aires. He has been appointed as Metropolitan Archbishop and the Primate of Argentina since 2023. He replaced his predecessor, Mario Aurelio Poli, because of his resignation.[1]
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Don Jorge Ignacio García Cuerva | |
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Metropolitan Archbishop of Buenos Aires | |
Church | Roman Catholic Church |
Archdiocese | Buenos Aires |
Metropolis | Buenos Aires |
See | Buenos Aires |
Appointed | 26 May 2023 |
Installed | 15 July 2023 |
Predecessor | Mario Aurelio Poli |
Orders | |
Ordination | 24 October 1997 by Jorge Casaretto |
Consecration | 3 March 2018 by Jorge Rubén Lugones |
Personal details | |
Born | Jorge Ignacio García Cuerva (1968-04-12) 12 April 1968 (age 56) |
Nationality | Argentinian |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Archbishop, Clergyman |
Previous post(s) | Auxiliary Bishop of Lomas de Zamora (2017-2019) Bishop of Río Gallegos (2019-2023) |
Alma mater | Argentine Catholic University |
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Prior to that, he was the Bishop of Río Gallegos from 2019 to 2023 and the Auxiliary Bishop of Lomas de Zamora from 2017 to 2019. He is a prelate with advanced academic degrees in theology, law and canon law.
He was appointed Member of the Dicastery for Bishops of the Roman Curia in July 2021.