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José Gottardi Cristelli

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José Gottardi Cristelli S.D.B.
Archbishop of Montevideo
SeeMontevideo
PredecessorCarlos Parteli
SuccessorNicolás Cotugno
Previous post(s)Auxiliary Bishop of Montevideo
Orders
Ordination15 October 1950
Personal details
Born(1923-09-21)21 September 1923
Died7 March 2005(2005-03-07) (aged 81)
Montevideo,  Uruguay
Nationality Uruguayan
DenominationRoman Catholic
ResidenceMontevideo

José Gottardi Cristelli, S.D.B. (21 September 1923, in Baselga di Pinè, Trentino – 7 March 2005, in Montevideo) was a Uruguayan cleric.

He was ordained on 15 October 1950 as a Salesian of Don Bosco. On 1 March 1972 he was appointed titular bishop of Bellicastrum and auxiliary bishop of Mercedes; three years later, auxiliary bishop of Montevideo. On 5 June 1985 he was appointed Archbishop of Montevideo; he retired in 1998.[1]

References

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  1. ^ José Gottardi dies (in Spanish)
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  • "Archbishop José Gottardi". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.