Mariano Soler

Mariano Soler
Archbishop of Montevideo
See Montevideo
Appointed April 19, 1897
Predecessor Inocencio María Yéregui
Successor Juan Francisco Aragone
Orders
Ordination December 21, 1872
Personal details
Born March 25, 1846
San Carlos,  Uruguay
Died September 26, 1908 (aged 62)
Gibraltar
Buried Montevideo Metropolitan Cathedral
Nationality  Uruguayan
Denomination Roman Catholic
Residence Montevideo
Previous post Bishop of Montevideo
Alma mater South American College

Dr. Mariano Soler (born 25 March 1846 in San Carlos - deceased 26 September 1908 in Gibraltar) was a Uruguayan cleric and the first Catholic archbishop of Montevideo.

A student at the South American College in Rome, he obtained his doctorship in Canon Law. He was also a staunch opposer of Charles Darwin.[1]

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