CNA Staff, May 27, 2024 / 08:37 am
The Holy See on Monday said Pope Francis had accepted the resignation of La Plata, Argentina, Archbishop Gabriel Antonio Mestre after the prelate had served in that role for less than a year.
The Vatican said in a press statement on Monday that the Holy Father “has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the metropolitan archdiocese of La Plata, Argentina, presented by Archbishop Gabriel Antonio Mestre.” The archbishop had been appointed to that role in July of last year and installed in September.
The Holy See did not give a reason for Mestre’s resignation. In a statement posted to the archdiocese’s Facebook on Monday, meanwhile, Mestre said he was “conscious of my weakness and the human weakness of the beautiful Church that is my home and my family” as he resigned.
“A few days ago, the Holy See summoned me to Rome to talk about some aspects of the Diocese of Mar del Plata after my transfer to the Archdiocese of La Plata when I was appointed metropolitan archbishop by Pope Francis,” Mestre wrote.