Óscar Vicente Ojea Quintana

Oscar Vicente Ojea Quintana (October 15, 1946) is a prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as auxiliary bishop of Buenos Aires from 2006 until 2009, when he was appointed bishop coadjutor of San Isidro, succeeding as bishop in 2011.


Oscar Vicente Ojea Quintana
Bishop of San Isidro
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
DioceseSan Isidro
SeeSan Isidro
Appointed30 December 2011
PredecessorAlcides Jorge Pedro Casaretto
Other postsPresident of the Argentine Episcopal Conference (2017-)
Orders
Ordination25 November 1972
by Juan Carlos Aramburu
Consecration2 September 2006
by Jorge Mario Bergoglio
Personal details
Birth nameOscar Vicente Ojea Quintana
Born (1946-10-15) 15 October 1946
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Previous postTitular Bishop of Suelli (2006-09)
Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires (2006-09)
Coadjutor Bishop of San Isidro (2009-11)
MottoSi tanto amó Dios al mundo que le Dio a su Hijo único
Coat of arms

Life

Born in Buenos Aires, Ojea Quintana was ordained to the priesthood on November 25, 1972.

On May 24, 2006, he was appointed auxiliary bishop of Buenos Aires and titular bishop of Suelli. Ojea Quintana received his episcopal consecration on the following September 2 from Jorge Mario Bergoglio, archbishop of Buenos Aires, the later pope Francis, with archbishop emeritus of Rosario, Eduardo Vicente Mirás, and archbishop of La Plata, Héctor Rubén Aguer, serving as co-consecrators.

On October 7, 2009, he was appointed bishop co-adjutor of San Isidro, succeeding as bishop on December 30, 2011.


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