José María Montes

José María Montes
Bishop of Diocese of Chascomús Emeritus
Church	Roman Catholic Church
See	Diocese of Chascomús
In office	1983–1996
Predecessor	Rodolfo Bufano
Successor	Juan Carlos Maccarone
Orders
Ordination	December 20, 1958
Personal details
Born	(1920-03-22)March 22, 1920 Almirante Brown, Argentina
Died	September 2, 2011(2011-09-02) (aged 91)

José María Montes (March 22, 1920 – September 2, 2011) was an Argentine prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.

Montes was born in Almirante Brown, Argentina and was ordained a priest on December 20, 1958, from the Archdiocese of La Plata. He was appointed Auxiliary Archbishop of the Archdiocese of La Plata on June 15, 1978, as well as titular bishop of Lamdia, and was ordained bishop on August 15, 1978. Montes was appointed to the Diocese of Chascomús on January 19, 1983, where he served until his retirement on July 3, 1996.

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