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Jorge Gottau
Argentinian bishop
SaintArgentinaCongregation of the Most Holy RedeemerPost-1588
Born
1917
Died
1994
Beatified
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not on record
Canonised
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not on record
Who they were
Jorge Gottau (1917-1994) was an Argentine Redemptorist priest, ordained in 1942 and appointed first bishop of the diocese of Añatuya by Pope John XXIII in 1961. He was a Council Father at the Second Vatican Council, taking part in all four sessions held between 1962 and 1965.
Summary translated from the Spanish Wikipedia article Jorge Gottau (CC BY-SA 4.0), until this page is written up in full.
The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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Sources
- Fundación Gottau / diocese of Añatuya — Siervo de Dios Jorge Gottau — Cause opened in 2010 (Servant of God); the diocesan inquiry was validated by the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints in June 2026.
- Wikidata Q5935199 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Not yet written up in full. The Catholic source above names this person; the name, dates and step come from Wikidata and are not yet checked against Church records.