Horacio Ernesto Benites Astoul

Horacio Ernesto Benites Astoul (born November 3, 1933) is a retired prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as auxiliary bishop of Buenos Aires from 1999 till 2008.

Life

Born in Buenos Aires, Benites Astoul was ordained to the priesthood on September 22, 1962.

On March 16, 1999, he was appointed auxiliary bishop of Buenos Aires and titular bishop of Lamzella. Benites Astoul received his episcopal consecration on the following May 1 from Jorge Mario Bergoglio, archbishop of Buenos Aires, the later pope Francis, with auxiliary bishop of Buenos Aires, Mario José Serra, and emeritus auxiliary bishop of Buenos Aires, Guillermo Leaden, serving as co-consecrators.

On December 1, 2008 Pope Benedict XVI accepted his retirement, on grounds of his age.

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