Luis del Castillo Estrada

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Luis del Castillo Estrada, S.J.
Bishop emeritus of Melo
SeeMelo
AppointedDecember 21, 1999
PredecessorNicolás Cotugno
SuccessorHeriberto Bodeant
Orders
OrdinationJuly 30, 1966
Personal details
Born(1931-06-21)June 21, 1931
Nationality Uruguayan
DenominationRoman Catholic
ResidenceMontevideo
Previous post(s)Auxiliary bishop of Montevideo

Luis del Castillo Estrada, S.J. (born 21 June 1931, in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan Roman Catholic cleric.

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]

References

  1. ^ "Luis del Castillo resigns". El País. 15 June 2009. (in Spanish)