Héctor Aguer: key obituary facts
Is Héctor Aguer dead? Yes. Héctor Aguer died on November 10, 2026, at age 83.
Cause of death: Héctor Aguer's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Héctor Aguer known for?
He was a Catholic bishop.
More about Héctor Aguer
Héctor Aguer, the Argentine Roman Catholic prelate who served as auxiliary bishop of Buenos Aires and later as coadjutor archbishop and archbishop of La Plata, died November 10, 2026, aged 83.
Known in full as Héctor Rubén Aguer, he was born in Buenos Aires on May 24, 1943. He belonged to the parish of Saint Mary Theresa Goretti and received the degree of S.T.L.
Cardinal Juan Carlos Aramburu ordained him as a priest in Buenos Aires on November 25, 1972. After parish work at Saint Pedro Gonzalez Telmo, Aguer became rector of the Major Seminary of San Miguel, in Buenos Aires province. In 1992, he was appointed auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Buenos Aires and was consecrated by Cardinal Antonio Quarracino on April 4 of that year. He was named coadjutor archbishop of La Plata in 1998 and took up the post on September 8. On June 12, 2000, he became the seventh archbishop of La Plata, serving in the role until 2018. His work also included university teaching at the Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina.