Mariano Soler
Mariano Soler | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop of Montevideo | |
| See | Montevideo |
| Appointed | April 19, 1897 |
| Predecessor | Inocencio María Yéregui |
| Successor | Juan Francisco Aragone |
| Previous post(s) | Bishop of Montevideo |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | December 21, 1872 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 25, 1846 |
| Died | September 26, 1908 (aged 62) Gibraltar |
| Buried | Montevideo Metropolitan Cathedral |
| Nationality | Uruguayan |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Residence | Montevideo |
| Alma mater | South American College |
Monsignor Dr. Mariano Soler (born 25 March 1846 in San Carlos - deceased 26 September 1908 in Gibraltar) was a Uruguayan cleric and the first Roman Catholic archbishop of Montevideo, Uruguay.
A student at the South American College in Rome, he obtained his doctorate in Canon Law.
He was an outstanding intellectual in the area of the scientific and philosophical culture of Uruguay, and a strong defender of the ecclesiastical institutions (i.e., the prerogatives of Roman Catholic church). He was known to be a staunch opponent of the theory of natural selection of Charles Darwin and of Darwinism generally.
He wrote a large number of articles of religious character and served as a lecturer in philosophy. He was also elected a deputy by the department of Canelones Department.