Pedro Reginaldo Lira

infobox bishopbiog
name = Pedro Reginaldo Lira


religion=Roman Catholic Church
See = Archdiocese of Salta
Title = Auxiliary Bishop Archdiocese of Salta (Emeritus)
Period = 1958 - 1961/ 1967 - 1978
ordination = September 21 1938
post = Priest | date of birth = birth date and age|1915|9|7
place of birth = Salta, Argentina |

Pedro Reginaldo Lira, (born September 7 1915) is an Argentinian Bishop of the Roman Catholic Church. At the age of age|1913|7|20, he is one of oldest bishop in the Catholic Church and one of oldest Argentinian bishop.

Pedro Reginaldo Lira born in Salta, Argentina in 1915, Lira was ordained a bishop on September 21 1938. Appointed Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Salta and Titular Bishop of Tenedus on July 16 1958, ordained bishop on September 7 1958 (his 43rd Birthday). Lira was then appointed bishop of Diocese of San Francisco (Argentina) on June 12 1961 he would resign from this post June 22 1965, then appointed Titular bishop of Castellum in Mauretania. Again appointed to Auxilary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Salta in 1967, he would resign from that position May 12 1978 along with the Titular Bishop of Castellum in Mauretania.

ee Also

*List of oldest Catholic bishops
* Archdiocese of Salta
* Diocese of San Francisco (Argentina)

External Links

* [http://catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/blira.html Catholic Hierarchy]
* [http://www.arquidiocesissalta.org.ar/ Salta Diocese Site] (Spanish)