Agustín Roberto Radrizzani

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Agustín Roberto Radrizzani
Reference style The Most Reverend
Spoken style Your Grace
Religious style Monsignor
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Agustín Roberto Radrizzani, SDB (born September 22, 1944) is an Argentine prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He currently serves as Archbishop of Mercedes-Luján.

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 the following 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 is the first Salesian and member of a religious order to serve as Archbishop.

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Preceded by
Jaime de Nevares, SDB
Bishop of Neuquén
19912001
Succeeded by
Marcelo Melani, SDB
Preceded by
Desiderio Elso Collino
Bishop of Lomas de Zamora
20012007
Succeeded by
none yet
Preceded by
Rubén Héctor di Monte
Archbishop of Mercedes-Luján
2007–present
Succeeded by
incumbent