Domingo Salvador Castagna

Domingo Salvador Castagna (born 12 January 1931) is an Argentine Roman Catholic prelate, who served as archbishop of Corrientes from 1994 to 2007. He previously served as bishop of San Nicolás de los Arroyos from 1984 to 1994 and as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Buenos Aires from 1978 to 1984.

Early life and priesthood Castagna was born on 12 January 1931 in General La Madrid, in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. He studied philosophy and theology at the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Seminary and was ordained a priest on 4 December 1955 for the Archdiocese of Buenos Aires.

Castagna later pursued further studies in theology at the Pontifical Lateran University in Rome and at the Lumen Vitae Institute in Brussels. After returning to Argentina he taught theology at the Universidad del Salvador and the Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina.

Episcopal ministry On 24 November 1978, Pope John Paul II appointed Castagna auxiliary bishop of Buenos Aires and titular bishop of Germania in Numidia. He received episcopal consecration on 29 December 1978 from Cardinal Juan Carlos Aramburu, archbishop of Buenos Aires, with Archbishop Vicente Faustino Zazpe and Bishop Manuel Marengo as co-consecrators.

On 22 June 1994 he was appointed archbishop of the Archdiocese of Corrientes. He took canonical possession of the archdiocese on 27 August 1994.

Works Castagna has authored several works on theology, Christian spirituality, and pastoral life. His publications include books and pastoral reflections intended for clergy and lay faithful in Argentina.

Selected works include:

La reconciliación y la paz Meditaciones para el tiempo litúrgico Reflexiones pastorales La misión del obispo en la Iglesia