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Alfonso Delgado Evers (born 21 June 1942) is an Argentinian clergyman. He has been the Archbishop of San Juan de Cuyo since 2000.
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- Early life and education
- Church career
- References
Early life and education
Evers was born in Rosario, Argentina. He attended the National University of Rosario and graduated as a surveyor. He earned a doctorate in dogmatic theology from the University of Navarra in Spain.
Church career
Evers was ordained as a priest to the Prelature of Opus Dei on 23 June 1970 in Spain by Luigi Dadaglio, who was the Apostolic Nuncio to Spain at the time. He was appointed as Bishop of Santo Tomé on 20 March 1986 by Pope John Paul II and was ordained on 25 April 1986 by Cardinal Juan Carlos Aramburu in Buenos Aires, Argintina. His position was changed to Bishop of Posadas on February 25, 1994. He started that role on May 1, 1994. On 29 March 2000, he was promoted to Archbishop of San Juan de Cuyo. He started this role on May 24, 2000.
Evers is part of the Argentine Episcopal Conference, serving as a member on the Commission on Liturgy.