Servílio Conti
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Servílio Conti, I.M.C. is an Italian
Prelate
of Roman Catholic Church
. One of oldest Roman Catholic bishops and one of oldest Italian bishops.
Servílio Conti was born in Vertova, Italy
, and was ordained a priest of the religious order of Consolata Missionary on April 8, 1944. Conti was appointed Prelate to the Diocese of Roraima (Brazil)
on January 1, 1965, and resigned May 3, 1975. Conti was appointed Titular Bishop of Thuburbo Maiu on February 8, 1968, and ordained on May 5, 1968.
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...
. One of oldest Roman Catholic bishops and one of oldest Italian bishops.
Servílio Conti was born in Vertova, Italy
Vertova
Vertova is a comune in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 70 km northeast of Milan and about 20 km northeast of Bergamo...
, and was ordained a priest of the religious order of Consolata Missionary on April 8, 1944. Conti was appointed Prelate to the Diocese of Roraima (Brazil)
Roman Catholic Diocese of Roraima
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Roraima is a diocese located in the state of Roraima in the Ecclesiastical province of Manaus in Brazil.-History:* 1934: Established as Apostolic Administration of Rio Branco...
on January 1, 1965, and resigned May 3, 1975. Conti was appointed Titular Bishop of Thuburbo Maiu on February 8, 1968, and ordained on May 5, 1968.
See also
- List of oldest Catholic bishops
- Diocese of RoraimaRoman Catholic Diocese of RoraimaThe Roman Catholic Diocese of Roraima is a diocese located in the state of Roraima in the Ecclesiastical province of Manaus in Brazil.-History:* 1934: Established as Apostolic Administration of Rio Branco...