Antonio Riboldi
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Antonio Riboldi, I.C. is an Italian Prelate
Prelate
A prelate is a high-ranking member of the clergy who is an ordinary or who ranks in precedence with ordinaries. The word derives from the Latin prælatus, the past participle of præferre, which means "carry before", "be set above or over" or "prefer"; hence, a prelate is one set over others.-Related...

 of Roman Catholic Church
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...

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Antonio Riboldi was born in Triuggio, Italy, ordained a priest on June 29, 1951 from the religious order of the Institute of Charity
Rosminians
The Rosminians, officially the Institute of Charity or Societas a charitate nuncupata, are a Roman Catholic religious congregation founded by Antonio Rosmini and first organised in 1828....

. Riboldi was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Acerra
Roman Catholic Diocese of Acerra
The diocese of Acerra is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Campania, southern Italy, existing since the 11th century. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Naples.-Bishops:*Henricus de Monte*Raynerius *Leone Cortese...

 on January 25, 1978 and ordained March 11, 1978. Riboldi would retire from the diocese of Acerra on December 7, 1999.

See also

  • List of oldest Catholic bishops
  • Diocese of Acerra
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Acerra
    The diocese of Acerra is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Campania, southern Italy, existing since the 11th century. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Naples.-Bishops:*Henricus de Monte*Raynerius *Leone Cortese...

  • Institute of Charity
    Rosminians
    The Rosminians, officially the Institute of Charity or Societas a charitate nuncupata, are a Roman Catholic religious congregation founded by Antonio Rosmini and first organised in 1828....


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