Leo XIV Promotes Argentinian Bishop Continuing the "Bergoglian Line"

On 2 February, Pope Leo XIV appointed Monsignor Luis Darío Martín as the new Bishop of Santa Rosa, Argentina. He had served as auxiliary bishop in the same diocese.
This appointment continues the disastrous trend of Argentine episcopal appointments of the Francis' era.
The Diocese of Santa Rosa covers the province of La Pampa and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Bahía Blanca. It comprises around 25 parishes, 180,000 Catholics and 30 priests.
Biography and pastoral path
Luis Darío Martín was born on 4 March 1961 in General Pico, within the Diocese of Santa Rosa. However, he left this his conservative native diocese to get his priestly formation at the Buenos Aires Seminary. He was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Buenos Aires on 17 March 1990.
Archbishop Bergoglio of Buenos Aires advanced his career.
In Santa Rosa, Bishop Reinaldo Fidel Brédice (+2018) preserved the Catholic faith and discipline throughout his episcopate from 1992 to 2008. When he retired, seven seminarians …More