Luigi Ferrando
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Luigi Ferrando (born January 22, 1941) is the current bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bragança do Pará
.
, in the Province of Piacenza
. He was ordained priest on May 1, 1965 by the auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Miniato
Paolo Ghizzoni.
On May 5, 1996 he received episcopal ordination of Bragança do Pará
from cardinal
Ersilio Tonini
. He replaces the previous bishop of Bragança Miguel Maria Giambelli
.
Roman Catholic Diocese of Bragança do Pará
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bragança do Pará is a diocese located in the city of Bragança do Pará in the Ecclesiastical province of Belém do Pará in Brazil.-History:...
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Biography
Ferrando was born in AgazzanoAgazzano
Agazzano is a comune in the Province of Piacenza in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 150 km northwest of Bologna and about 20 km southwest of Piacenza...
, in the Province of Piacenza
Province of Piacenza
The Province of Piacenza is a province in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Piacenza.The province has 273,689 inhabitants . Its total area is 2,589 km². There are 48 comuni in the province, see Comuni of the Province of Piacenza...
. He was ordained priest on May 1, 1965 by the auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Miniato
Roman Catholic Diocese of San Miniato
The Italian Catholic diocese of San Miniato is in Tuscany. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Florence.-History:In 1248 San Genesio was completely destroyed. In 1397 the town was taken by Florence. From 1248 the chapter was transferred from San Genesio to San Miniato, and in 1526 the head of...
Paolo Ghizzoni.
On May 5, 1996 he received episcopal ordination of Bragança do Pará
Roman Catholic Diocese of Bragança do Pará
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bragança do Pará is a diocese located in the city of Bragança do Pará in the Ecclesiastical province of Belém do Pará in Brazil.-History:...
from cardinal
Cardinal (Catholicism)
A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official, usually an ordained bishop, and ecclesiastical prince of the Catholic Church. They are collectively known as the College of Cardinals, which as a body elects a new pope. The duties of the cardinals include attending the meetings of the College and...
Ersilio Tonini
Ersilio Tonini
Ersilio Tonini is an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Ravenna-Cervia from 1975 to 1990, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1994. When on 30 April 2010 Cardinal Paul Augustin Mayer died, Cardinal Tonini became the oldest living cardinal...
. He replaces the previous bishop of Bragança Miguel Maria Giambelli
Miguel Maria Giambelli
Miguel Maria Giambelli, was a Brazilian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.Giambelli was born in Flero, Italy and was ordained a priest on July 4, 1943 from the Roman Catholic religious order Clerics Regular of Saint Paul. He was appointed Bishop of the Diocese of Guamá on April 21, 1980 and was...
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Resources
- Profile of Mons. Ferrando www.catholic-hierarchy.org