Mons. José Luis Mollaghan, Archbishop Emeritus de Rosario (Argentina) died on Saturday, June 7 at 79. He was general secretary of the Argentine Episcopal Conference (CEA) and currently served as a member of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of Faith.
Upon knowing the news, the CEA issued a communication in which the bishops give “thank God for their life and ministry, especially the years at the service of this Argentine Episcopal Conference”, of which it was Secretary General between 1993 and 1999.
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“We join in prayer invoking our mother of Luján, asking for the eternal rest of Monsignor Mollaghan and implore for him light that has no end,” express the bishops.
His mortal remains will be veiled in the Metropolitan Cathedral of Buenos Aires on Friday, June 13. That day, from 9:00 a.m. (local time), the coffin will be exposed for the farewell of the faithful.
The exequial mass will be at 4:00 p.m. and will be chaired by the archbishop of Buenos Aires, Mons. Jorge García Cuerva.
His body will be buried in the Cathedral crypt, according to Mons. Mollaghan he manifested him in his last will.
Who was Mons. José Luis Mollaghan?
José Luis Mollaghan was born in Buenos Aires on May 2, 1946. He received his priestly ordination on March 19, 1971, in the solemnity of San José.
Appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires on July 22, 1993 by Pope San Juan Paul II, he was consecrated Bishop on October 2 of that year in the Metropolitan Cathedral, from the Hour archbishop of the Argentine capital, Cardinal Antonio Quarracino.
Between 1993 and 1999 he was general secretary of the Argentine Episcopal Conference.
On May 17, 2000, Pope John Paul II appointed him Bishop of San Miguel, where he served until 2005, the year he was appointed Archbishop of Rosario. He took possession and began his pastoral ministry as the fourth Archbishop of Rosario on March 18, 2006.
On May 19, 2014, Pope Francis appointed him a member of the Congregation – today Dicastery – for the doctrine of faith, a position he kept until his death.
At the Episcopal Conference he was a member of the Council of Legal Affairs.
Julieta Villar
I am a journalist, a graduate in Communication from the National University of La Matanza in Argentina. I have work experience in non -governmental organizations. Since 2016 I dedicate myself to Catholic journalism, first in the Argentine Catholic Information Agency (AICA) and, since 2022, as a correspondent for ACI Press for Argentina, Chile, Uruguay and Bolivia.