Background
Benítez, Felipe Santiago was born on May 10, 1926 in Piribebuy, Paraguay. Son of Angel Benítez and Juana Avalas.
Benítez, Felipe Santiago was born on May 10, 1926 in Piribebuy, Paraguay. Son of Angel Benítez and Juana Avalas.
Graduate, Seminario Metropolitano y Facultad Teológica Pontificia de Buenos Aires.
Priest, Asunción, Paraguay, 1952-1961; professor theology, Instituto Superior Teología, Buenos Aires, 1955-1956; professor theology, Instituto de Ciencias Contables y Administrativas, University Católica, 1960; bishop of Villarrica de Espíritu Santo, 1965-1989; archbishop of Asunción, since 1989. With Movimiento Obrero Católico, 1960.