CELAM
In the Episcopal Conference of Uruguay he has served as president for two terms (2004-2009) of the National Commission for Youth Ministry and the Department for Vocations and Ministry. In 2009 he was elected as General Secretary of the Conference for the period 2010-2012, and was reelected in 2012 for the period 2013-2016. In this capacity he participated in the 33rd General Assembly of the Latin American Episcopal Conference (Spanish: "Consejo Episcopal Latinoamericano", better known as "CELAM"), the first to take place in Montevideo, in May 2011.