Raúl Marcelo Pacífico Scozzina, O.F.M (August 14, 1921 – June 11, 2011) was a Argentine

Argentina

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 prelate

Prelate

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 of the Roman Catholic Church

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Raúl Marcelo Pacífico Scozzina was born in San Martín Norte, Argentina and was ordained a priest on December 23, 1944 from the religious order Order of Friars Minor

Franciscan

Most Franciscans are members of Roman Catholic religious orders founded by Saint Francis of Assisi. Besides Roman Catholic communities, there are also Old Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, ecumenical and Non-denominational Franciscan communities....

. Scozzina was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Formosa on May 7, 1957 and ordained a bishop on July 21, 1957. Scozzina would resign from the Diocese of Formosa on March 31, 1978.

See also

• List of oldest Catholic bishops
• Order of Friars Minor
  Franciscan
  Most Franciscans are members of Roman Catholic religious orders founded by Saint Francis of Assisi. Besides Roman Catholic communities, there are also Old Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, ecumenical and Non-denominational Franciscan communities....
  
  
• Diocese of Formosa