Background
Montes was born in Almirante Brown, Argentina and was ordained a priest on December 20, 1958 from the Archdiocese of Louisiana Plata.
Montes was born in Almirante Brown, Argentina and was ordained a priest on December 20, 1958 from the Archdiocese of Louisiana Plata.
He was appointed Auxiliary Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Louisiana Plata on June 15, 1978 as well as titular bishop of Lamdia, and was ordained bishop on August 15, 1978. Montes was appointed to the Diocese of Chascomús on January 19, 1983, where he served until his retirement on July 3, 1996.