Óscar Vicente Ojea Quintana
Óscar Vicente Ojea Quintana (October 15, 1946) is a prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as auxiliary bishop of Buenos Aires from 2006 until 2009, when he was appointed bishop co-adjutor of San Isidro, succeeding as bishop in 2011.
Life
Born in Buenos Aires, Ojea Quintana was ordained to the priesthood on November 25, 1972.
On May 24, 2006, he was appointed auxiliary bishop of Buenos Aires and titular bishop of Suelli. Ojea Quintana received his episcopal consecration on the following September 2 from Jorge Mario Bergoglio, archbishop of Buenos Aires, the later pope Francis, with archbishop emeritus of Rosario, Eduardo Vicente Mirás, and archbishop of La Plata, Héctor Rubén Aguer, serving as co-consecrators.
On October 7, 2009, he was appointed bishop co-adjutor of San Isidro, succeeding as bishop on December 30, 2011.
External links
- catholic-hierarchy.org, Bishop Óscar Vicente Ojea Quintana
