Felipe Santiago Benítez Ávalos (May 1, 1926 – March 19, 2009) was the Paraguayan Catholic Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Asuncion from his appointment on May 20, 1989, until his retirement on June 12, 2002. Benítez Avalos was born in Piribebuy on May 1, 1926, to parents Angel del Rosario Benítez García and Juana Avalos Rodríguez. He remained the Archbishop Emeritus until his death at the Hospital Universitario in Asunción on March 19, 2009, at the age of 82. References External links Catholic Hierarchy: Archbishop Felipe Santiago Benitez Avalos † 1926 births 2009 deaths People from Piribebuy Paraguayan people of Andalusian descent Paraguayan Roman Catholic archbishops Roman Catholic bishops of Villarrica del Espíritu Santo Roman Catholic archbishops of Asunción Participants in the Second Vatican Council 20th-century Roman Catholic archbishops in Paraguay 21st-century Roman Catholic archbishops in Paraguay