Roberto Amadei
| Styles of Roberto Amadei | |
|---|---|
Your Excellency | |
| Religious style | Monsignor |
| Posthumous style | none |
Roberto Amadei (13 February 1933 – 29 December 2009) was the former Roman Catholic
diocese of Bergamo, Italy
.
Biography
Amadei was born in Verdello, a small town near Bergamo in Lombardy.[1] In 1944 he joined the minor seminary at Clusone where he earned the equivalent of a high school diploma. Subsequently, he was enrolled in the major seminary in Rome.
He took
Gregorian University
.
From 1960 to 1990, he taught church history at the seminary of Bergamo. During his tenure as a teacher there, he was also the headmaster of the theology school from 1969 to 1981. Bishop Giulio Oggioni named him rector of the seminary in 1981.
In 1991, Pope
Benedict XVI accept his resignation from the post of bishop of Bergamo and named him Apostolic administrator sede vacante. Amadei left the office of administrator on 15 March 2009 when his successor Francesco Beschi began his service as bishop of Bergamo.[2]
On 10 October Francesco Beschi announced that Amadei has received the Anointing of the Sick.[3]
He died on 29 December 2009 in Bergamo.[4]
References
 | This article has an unclear citation style. (September 2018) |
External links and additional sources
- Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Bergamo". [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Bergamo". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 15, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]