Santiago Copello Cleric

Santiago Luis Copello (7 January 1880 – 9 February 1967) was an Argentine Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Buenos Aires from 1932 to 1959, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1935. Copello served as the first Argentine cardinal and the first cardinal from Hispanic America.

Personal facts

Santiago Copello
Birth dateJanuary 07, 1880
Birth place
Argentina
Nationality
Argentine people
Religion
Catholic Church
Date of deathFebruary 09, 1967
Place of death
Italy , Rome
Education
Pontifical Gregorian University

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External resources

  1. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bcopello.html