In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Benites and the second or maternal family name is Astoul.
Horacio Ernesto Benites Astoul (November 3, 1933 – May 25, 2016) was a prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as auxiliary bishop of Buenos Aires from 1999 until 2008. He died on the May Revolution day of 2016 in Buenos Aires.