Agustín Roberto Radrizzani

Agustín Roberto Radrizzani, SDB (September 22, 1944 – September 2, 2020) was an Argentine prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Mercedes-Luján from 2007 until 2019.

Styles of
Agustín Radrizzani
Reference styleThe Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Grace
Religious styleMonsignor

Radrizzani made his profession as a member of the Salesians of Don Bosco on January 5, 1968, and was ordained to the priesthood on March 25, 1972.

On May 14, 1991, he was appointed Bishop of Neuquén by Pope John Paul II. Radrizzani received his episcopal consecration on July 20 from Bishop Argimiro Moure Piñeiro, SDB, with Bishops Jaime de Nevares, SDB, and Jorge Meinvielle, SDB, serving as co-consecrators. He was installed as Neuquén's ordinary on August 17 of that same year.

He was later named Bishop of Lomas de Zamora on April 24, 2001, being installed on the following June 23. After six years in the diocese, he was promoted by Pope Benedict XVI to Archbishop of Mercedes-Luján on December 27, 2007. Radrizzani was the first Salesian and member of any Roman Catholic religious institute to serve as Archbishop of that see.

Agustín Roberto Radrizzani died on September 2, 2020, following a bout with COVID-19.[1]

References
  1. De Vedia, Mario (2 September 2020). "Coronavirus en la Argentina: murió monseñor Agustín Radrizzani, a la espera del resultado de un hisopado". La Nación. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
Preceded by
Jaime de Nevares, SDB		 Bishop of Neuquén
1991–2001		 Succeeded by
Marcelo Melani, SDB
Preceded by
Desiderio Elso Collino		 Bishop of Lomas de Zamora
2001–2007		 Succeeded by
Jorge Ruben Lugones, S.J.
Preceded by
Rubén Héctor di Monte		 Archbishop of Mercedes-Luján
2007–2019		 Succeeded by
Jorge Eduardo Scheinig
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