Carlos Camus

Bishop Carlos Marcio Camus Larenas, emeritus (retired) bishop of the Linares, Chile and human rights advocate. He has been a proponent of excommunication for those guilty of torture.^[1]

Born Valparaíso, 14 Jan 1927. Ordained Priest 21 Sep 1957. Appointed Bishop of Copiapó, Chile 31 Jan 1968 and ordained Bishop 3 Mar 1968. Appointed Bishop of Linares, Chile 11 Dec 1976 and installed 17 Apr 1977. Retired as Bishop of Linares, 17 Jan 2003.

References

^ Cavanaugh, William T. (30 November 1998). Torture and Eucharist: theology, politics, and the body of Christ. Wiley-Blackwell. p. 256. ISBN 9780631211990. http://books.google.com/books?id=cXjkAWBb8PoC&pg=PA256. Retrieved 16 August 2010.

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