Martin Lasarte Topolanski

The Most Reverend Martín Lasarte Topolanski
Bishop of Lwena
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Lubango
See	Lubango
Appointed	July 1, 2023
Predecessor	Jesús Tirso Blanco
Previous post(s)	superior of the Religious Vice-province of Angola.
Orders
Ordination	August 17, 1991
Consecration	by Pope Francis
Personal details
Born	Martín Lasarte Topolanski (1962-10-25) 25 October 1962 (age 62) Montevideo, Uruguay

Martín Lasarte Topolanski SDB (Montevideo, Uruguay, October 25, 1962), is a Uruguayan Catholic priest who works in Angola, currently elected V Bishop of Luena on July 1, 2023.[1]

Biography

Priesthood

Martín Lasarte Topolanski was born on October 25, 1962, in Montevideo, Uruguay. He entered the Salesian novitiate in that city on February 1, 1981, made his first religious vows on January 31, 1982, and perpetual vows on January 31, 1986.

Between 1985 and 1986 he was a member of the Talleres Don Bosco religious community in the Uruguayan capital. In 1990 he went to Angola as a missionary.

He was ordained a priest on August 17, 1991, in the Salesian Congregation. He was, among others, a professor at the Luanda seminary, religious delegate for youth ministry, as well as vicar and superior of the Religious Vice-Province of Angola.[2]

Episcopate

On July 1, 2023, Pope Francis named him Bishop of the Diocese of Lwena.[3]

References

1. "Father Martín Lasarte Topolanski". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
2. "Rinunce e nomine, 01.07.2023" (in Italian). Rinuncie e Nomine. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
3. "Salesiano uruguayo es nombrado obispo en Angola" (in Spanish). Aciprensa.com. July 4, 2023. Retrieved July 4, 2023.