Father Daniel Santiago Peralta, 57 years old, died this Sunday, January 5, in Villa Dolores, province of Córdoba, on the day he was going to begin his ministry as parish priest, reported the Diocese of Cruz del Eje (Argentina).
The priest would have suffered a decompensation while traveling in his car through the center of the city, which caused the vehicle to crash into a commercial establishment, the Cordoban newspaper reported. The Voice of the Interior.
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The news shocked the community, where Father Peralta was going to take over as parish priest of the Basilica Nuestra Señora de los Dolores, in the Córdoba city of Villa Dolores, where he had already served as rector between 2011 and 2013.
When announcing his death, from the bishopric They indicated that it happened “unexpectedly” and asked God “to reward him and grant him peace that has no end.”
The Bishop of Cruz del Eje, Mons. Ricardo Araya, express: “The holidays are a sacrament: a gift that speaks of the present and announces a future… In the end they are always talking about the great celebration with God, the celebration of heaven. Always in our grateful memory dear Father Daniel.”
The Municipality of Villa Dolores also joined the community’s pain and made public its condolences through the social networks. “We accompany their families and the entire religious community of our city in this painful moment.”
Juliet Villar
I am a journalist, with a degree in communication from the National University of La Matanza in Argentina. I have work experience in non-governmental organizations. Since 2016 I have been dedicated to Catholic journalism, first at the Argentine Catholic Information Agency (AICA) and, since 2022, as ACI Prensa correspondent for Argentina, Chile, Uruguay and Bolivia.