Cleto Bellucci
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Cleto Bellucci is an Italian
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 Prelate
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 of Roman Catholic Church
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Cleto Bellucci was born in Ancona, Italy
Ancona
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 ordained a priest on January 27, 1946. Bellucci was appointed auxiliary archbishop of the Diocese of Taranto on March 15, 1969 as well as titular bishop of Melzi and ordained bishop on May 14, 1969. Bellucci would be appointed Coadjutor bishop
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 to the Archdiocese of Fermo
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Fermo
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on July 9, 1973 and succeeded Norberto Perini after his retirement on June 21, 1976. Bellucci retire as archbishop of Fermo on June 18, 1997.

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