Carlos María Collazzi Irazábal

Carlos María Collazzi Irazábal, S.D.B. (born 20 September 1947) is the current bishop of Mercedes.

The Most Reverend

Carlos María Collazzi Irazábal

S.D.B.
Bishop of Mercedes
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
DioceseMercedes
SeeMercedes
Appointed14 February 1995
PredecessorAndrés María Rubio Garcia
Other postsVice-President of the Uruguayan Episcopal Conference (2019-)
Orders
Ordination4 October 1980
Consecration26 March 1995
by Andrés María Rubio Garcia
Personal details
Birth nameCarlos María Collazzi Irazábal
Born (1947-09-20) 20 September 1947
Rosario, Uruguay
Previous postPresident of the Uruguayan Episcopal Conference (2000-04; 2007-13; 2016-19)
First Vice-President of the Latin American Episcopal Council (2015-19)

Life

Carlos María Collazzi Irazábal was born in Rosario, Uruguay, on 20 September 1947, and entered the religious order of the Salesians of Don Bosco and was ordained a priest on 4 October 1980. On 14 February 1995 Pope John Paul II appointed him Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mercedes. He was consecrated a bishop by his predecessor as bishop, Andrés María Rubio Garcia SDB, on 26 March, with the Bishop of Canelones Orlando Cabrera Romero and the Bishop of Florida Raúl Horacio Scarrone Carrero as co-consecrators.[1]

He was elected head of CELAM's economic committee in May 2011.[2]

He visited Chile in December 2011 and January 2012 on behalf of the Vatican to investigate the situation of priests associated with Fernando Karadima, who had been suspended from his priestly functions early in 2011 for the sexual abuse of minors. As a result of his reportedly "superficial" report, the priests received a few hours of additional training.[3]

In November 2015, he was elected for the third time[4] to a three-year term as President of the Episcopal Conference of Uruguay, from April 2016 to April 2019.[5] He is first vice-president of the Episcopal Conference of Latin America (CELAM) from 2015 to 2019.[4]

References
  1. "Mons. Carlos María Collazzi Irazábal SDB". Conferencia Episcopal de Uruguay (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  2. "Mexican archbishop elected new president of CELAM". National Catholic Reporter. Catholic News Service. 19 May 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  3. San Martín, Inés (14 May 2018). "Pope Francis has taken a journey on Chile's sex abuse crisis". Crux. Archived from the original on 14 May 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  4. "La nueva directiva del CELAM para 2015 - 2019". Vida Nueva (in Spanish). 22 May 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  5. "Organización: Cargos en la CEU abril 2016 – abril 2019". Conferencia Episcopal de Uruguay (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 May 2018.


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