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Antonio Baseotto
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Antonio Baseotto was a Roman Catholic bishop from Argentina. Until February 2005 he was Argentina's military bishop (obispo castrense), that is, the head of the military chaplains, with the status of Subsecretary of State.
Baseotto was born on 4 April 1932 and ordained as a priest in 1957. In the 1980s, he served in the diocese of Anatuya, Santiago del Estero, a province ruled in a quasi-feudalistic fashion by the indefinitely-reelected old-time Peronist Carlos Juarez. During this time, he was reportedly in close relation with the Juarez family.
In 1992 Baseotto was appointed bishop of his diocese. He spent a total of 27 years in Anatuya. During his time, he was acknowledged as a supporter of the provincial government and especially of its police force, accused of innumerable abuses and violations of human rights. In bishops' meetings he repeatedly refused to condemn or criticize the policies of President Menem's administration (denounced by most other bishops as causes of poverty).
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