Fernando Carlos Maletti Fernando Carlos Maletti Fernando Carlos Maletti (born March 17, 1949) is a prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of San Carlos de Bariloche from 2001 until 2013, when he became bishop of Merlo-Moreno. Born in Buenos Aires, Maletti was ordained to the priesthood on November 24, 1973. On July 20, 2001, he was appointed bishop of San Carlos de Bariloche. Maletti received his episcopal consecration on the following September 18 from Jorge Mario Bergoglio, archbishop of Buenos Aires, the later pope Francis, with bishop of Avellaneda-Lanús, Rubén Oscar Frassia, bishop of San Martín, Raúl Omar Rossi,
Catholic Church in Argentina July 2010, Argentina was one of the first countries in the Latin America that legalized same-sex marriage, putting Argentina at odd's ends with the Catholic Church. Protesters, largely consisting of members of the Argentine Catholic Church and Evangelical and Protestant groups were sparked against the legislation, while demonstrating in front of the Congress. Argentina’s Synod of Bishops called upon Catholics to oppose politicians who supported the bill. Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the Archbishop of Buenos Aires and Primate of Argentina, has said that if a proposed bill giving same-sex couples the opportunity to marry and adopt children should be approved,