Giovanni Benedetti
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Giovanni Benedetti is an Italian
Prelate
of Roman Catholic Church
. At , he is one of oldest Roman Catholic bishops and Italian bishops.
Giovanni Benedetti was born in Spello, Italy
, ordained a priest on May 26, 1940 of the Archdiocese of Venice
. Loris was Auxiliary bishop to the Diocese of Perugia
on December 12, 1974 and ordained January 23, 1975 of the Titular see of Limata . On March 25, 1976 Loras was appointed bishop to the Diocese of Foligno
of which he would retire from October 10, 1992.
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
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...
. At , he is one of oldest Roman Catholic bishops and Italian bishops.
Giovanni Benedetti was born in Spello, Italy
Spello
Spello is an ancient town and comune of Italy, in the province of Perugia in east central Umbria, on the lower southern flank of Mt. Subasio. It is 6 km NNW of Foligno and 10 km SSE of Assisi.The old walled town lies on a regularly NW-SE sloping ridge that eventually meets the plain...
, ordained a priest on May 26, 1940 of the Archdiocese of Venice
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Venice
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Venice is an archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic church in Italy.The ordinary of the archdiocese is the Patriarch of Venice, who is traditionally created a cardinal in consistory by the Pope...
. Loris was Auxiliary bishop to the Diocese of Perugia
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Perugia-Città della Pieve
The Italian Catholic archdiocese of Perugia-Città della Pieve was historically the diocese of Perugia. It became the archdiocese of Perugia in 1882, but without suffragans. It acquired suffragan dioceses in 1972...
on December 12, 1974 and ordained January 23, 1975 of the Titular see of Limata . On March 25, 1976 Loras was appointed bishop to the Diocese of Foligno
Roman Catholic Diocese of Foligno
The Italian Catholic diocese of Foligno is in Umbria. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Perugia-Città della Pieve., the bishop is Gualtiero Sigismondi.-History:...
of which he would retire from October 10, 1992.
See also
- List of oldest Catholic bishops
- Roman Catholic Diocese of FolignoRoman Catholic Diocese of FolignoThe Italian Catholic diocese of Foligno is in Umbria. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Perugia-Città della Pieve., the bishop is Gualtiero Sigismondi.-History:...
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Perugia-Città della PieveRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Perugia-Città della PieveThe Italian Catholic archdiocese of Perugia-Città della Pieve was historically the diocese of Perugia. It became the archdiocese of Perugia in 1882, but without suffragans. It acquired suffragan dioceses in 1972...
External links
- Catholic-Hierarchy
- Diocese site (Italian)