Bernardino Piñera
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The Most Reverend Bernardino Piñera Carvallo |
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| Archbishop Emeritus of La Serena | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | La Serena |
| See | La Serena |
| Appointed | 1 July 1983 |
| Installed | 7 August 1983 |
| Term ended | 29 September 1990 |
| Predecessor | Juan Francisco Fresno Larraín |
| Successor | Francisco José Cox Huneeus |
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| Ordination | 5 April 1947 by José María Caro Rodríguez |
| Consecration | 27 April 1958 by Manuel Larraín Errazuriz |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Bernardino Piñera Carvallo |
| Born |
22 September 1915 Paris, France |
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| Motto | Servus Tuus sum ego |
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Styles of Bernardino Piñera Carvallo |
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| Reference style | The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Monsignor |
Bernardino Piñera Carvallo (born 22 September 1915) is a Chilean prelate of the Catholic Church. He was born in Paris, France. At the age of 102, he is the oldest living Catholic bishop.
Piñera was ordained a priest on 5 April 1947. He worked for the Catholic Action. On 11 February 1958, Pope Pius XII appointed Piñera Carvallo auxiliary bishop of Talca. Later, he was appointed Bishop of Temuco (1960–1977) and Archbishop of La Serena (1983–1990). From 1983 until 1988, he was president of the Episcopal Conference of Chile. Piñera Carvallo attended the Second Vatican Council from 1962 until 1965. He is the paternal uncle of Sebastián Piñera, President of Chile from 2010 to 2014 and scheduled to begin another term in March 2018.
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