Felipe Santiago Benítez Ávalos
Felipe Santiago Benítez Ávalos (May 1, 1926 – March 19, 2009) was the Paraguayan Catholic Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Asuncion from his appointment on May 20, 1989, until his retirement on June 12, 2002.
Benítez Avalos was born in Piribebuy on May 1, 1926, to parents Angel del Rosario Benítez García and Juana Avalos Rodríguez.[1]
He remained the Archbishop Emeritus until his death at the Hospital Universitario in Asunción on March 19, 2009, at the age of 82.
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- ^ "Falleció hoy el obispo emérito de Asunción Felipe Santiago Benítez". La Nación (Asunción) (in Spanish). 2009-03-19. Retrieved 2009-03-28.[permanent dead link]
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