Héctor Aguer

Héctor Rubén Aguer (born 24 May 1943) is an Argentine Roman Catholic bishop, currently the Archbishop of the Archdiocese of La Plata, province of Buenos Aires.

Aguer was born in Buenos Aires; he was ordained a priest there on 25 November 1972, at the age of 29. He was appointed auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Buenos Aires on 26 February 1992. In 1998 he became the Coadjutor Archbishop of La Plata, and was appointed archbishop of the diocese on 12 June 2000.

According to father Eduardo De la Serna, Aguer is responsible for turning father Pablo Gazzarri into the military authorities in 1976, during the National Reorganization Process. Gazzarri was sent to the detention center of the ESMA and killed.

Aguer is considered a representative of the conservative sector of the Argentine Church. In homilies and episcopal documents, he has harshly criticized the proposed legalization of abortion in Argentina, some government-sponsored sex education plans and contraception campaigns, the secularization of culture, the idea of abolishing the requirement of clerical celibacy, the alleged persecution and discrimination of Christians in modern society, the prevailing consumerism, the "rock culture", etc.

References

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* [http://www.diariomardeajo.com.ar/arzobispohectoraguersegundelaserna.htm Héctor Aguer according to La Serna]
* [http://www.aica.org/aica/documentos_files/Obispos_Argentinos/Aguer/doc_obispos_argentinos_AGUER_2005.htm Homilies and documents by Monsignor Aguer] at "AICA" (Argentine Catholic News Agency).
* Página/12. 7 July 2005. [http://www.pagina12.com.ar/diario/elpais/1-37715-2004-07-07.html "El pastor más conservador"] .