Raúl Francisco Primatesta
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His Eminence Raúl Primatesta |
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| Cardinal, Archbishop emeritus of Córdoba | |
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| See | Archdiocese of Córdoba, Argentina |
| Installed | February 16, 1965 — November 17, 1998 |
| Predecessor | Ramón José Castellano |
| Successor | Carlos José Ñáñez |
| Other posts | Previously Bishop of San Rafael, Argentina |
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| Created Cardinal | March 5, 1973 |
| Rank | Cardinal priest of Beata Maria Vergine Addolorata a piazza Buenos Aires |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Raúl Francisco Primatesta |
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April 14, 1919 Capilla del Señor, Argentina |
| Died | May 1, 2006 (aged 87) Córdoba, Argentina |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Gregorian University |
| Coat of arms |  |
Raúl Francisco Primatesta (April 14, 1919 – May 1, 2006) was a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church of Argentina, and Archbishop Emeritus of Córdoba.
Primatesta was born in Capilla del Señor, Exaltación de la Cruz, province of Buenos Aires. He was ordained priest in 1942 and elected titular bishop of Tanais and appointed auxiliary bishop of La Plata on June 14, 1957 and became its vicar general. On June 12, 1961 he was appointed first bishop of Diocese of San Rafael, Mendoza, and four years later on February 16, 1965 he became Metropolitan archbishop of Córdoba. Since 1970 he was part of the ruling body of the Argentine Episcopal Conference, which he presided on four occasions.
Primatesta was elevated to Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria Addolorata a Piazza Buenos Aires on March 5, 1973 by Pope Paul VI. He participated in the conclaves that elected popes John Paul I and John Paul II in 1978, but was ineligible to participate in the 2005 conclave that elected Benedict XVI due to his being eighty-six (and in very poor health). As customary, when he turned 75 in 1994 he presented his resignation, but John Paul II accepted it only on 1998. Primatesta continued presiding the Social Pastoral Commission of the Episcopal Conference until 2002.
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