Giovanni Benedetti
The Most Reverend Giovanni Benedetti | |
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Bishop of the Roman Catholic Church | |
See | Diocese of Foligno |
In office | 1976–1992 |
Predecessor | Siro Silvestri |
Successor | Arduino Bertoldo |
Orders | |
Ordination | 26 May 1940 |
Personal details | |
Born | Spello, Italy | 12 March 1917
Died | 3 August 2017 Foligno, Italy | (aged 100)
Previous post(s) | Auxiliary bishop |
Styles of Giovanni Benedetti | |
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Your Excellency | |
Religious style | Bishop |
Giovanni Benedetti (12 March 1917 – 3 August 2017) was an Italian
Biography
Benedetti was born in
As a theologian, he championed the work of Henri de Lubac and helped popularize his work in Italy. He also wrote about the works of Angela of Foligno, the 13th-century mystic whom Benedetti lived to see declared a saint by Pope Francis in 2013.[1]
He served for a time as the editor of two newspapers, La Gazzetta di Foligno and La Voce.[2]
As a bishop in the 1970s, he once gave an interview to the Soviet news agency, a departure from Church practice at the time. He held a diocesan synod from 1986 to 1991 to allow the laity to participate in planning and in the implementation of the principles and the Second Vatican Council.[1]
Beginning on 26 May 2016, he was the oldest Italian bishop.[2] He died on 3 August 2017.[3]
References
- ^ a b Allen Jr., John L. (6 August 2017). "On the death of a bishop and truths about 'the bishops'". CRUX. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
- ^ a b "Compie 100 anni mons. Benedetti, vescovo più anziano d'Italia". Radio Vaticana (in Italian). 13 March 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
- ^ "Foligno in lutto, è morto il vescovo emerito Giovanni Benedetti". RGU Notizie (in Italian). 3 August 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
External links
- Catholic-Hierarchy [self-published]
- Diocese site (Italian)