Urbano Duarte

The Right Reverend Urbano Duarte
Suffragan Bishop of Northern Argentina
Church	Anglican Church of South America
Diocese	Northern Argentina
In office	2016–2018
Orders
Consecration	5 June 2016 by Tito Zavala
Personal details
Born	1950
Died	September 10, 2018 (aged 67)
Buried	El Potrillo, Chaco, Argentina
Spouse	Lucia
Children	5

Urbano Duarte (1950–2018) was a Wichí Anglican bishop in Argentina. He was one of three suffragan bishops of Northern Argentina in the Anglican Church of South America from 2016 until his death in 2018.

Biography

Duarte was born and raised in El Yuto and was trained for ordained ministry under the Rev. Felipe Gutierrez. In 1999, after El Yuto was abandoned due to flooding, Duarte and his family relocated to El Potrillo in the Chaco region. In addition to being a priest, Duarte was a schoolteacher and specialized in teaching indigenous students the Wichí languages alongside Spanish.[1]

Duarte was made a bishop alongside Crisanto Rojas and Mateo Alto on 5 June 2016.[2] He served as a suffragan bishop until his death on 10 September 2018 after a short illness. Duarte was survived by his wife and five children.[1]

References

1. "Suffragan Bishop of Northern Argentina, Urbano Duarte, dies after a short illness". Anglican Communion News Service. 14 September 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
2. Folkins, Tali (14 June 2016). "Three Indigenous bishops ordained in Argentina". Anglican Journal. Retrieved 9 January 2025.