Bruno Foresti
Encyclopedia
Bruno Foresti is an Italian
Prelate
of Roman Catholic Church
.
Bruno Foresti was born in Tavernola Bergamasca, Italy, ordained a priest on April 7, 1946. Foresti was appointed auxiliary bishop to the Archdiocese of Modena-Nonantola
on December 12, 1974 as well as Titular Bishop of Plestia and ordained bishop January 10, 1975. Foresti was then appointed Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Modena-Nonantola
on April 2, 1976. Foresti's final appointment to bishop of the Diocese of Brescia and would retire as bishop of Brescia on December 15, 1998.
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...
.
Bruno Foresti was born in Tavernola Bergamasca, Italy, ordained a priest on April 7, 1946. Foresti was appointed auxiliary bishop to the Archdiocese of Modena-Nonantola
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Modena-Nonantola
The archdiocese of Modena-Nonantola is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Italy. It existed as the diocese of Modena in central Italy from the 3rd century CE...
on December 12, 1974 as well as Titular Bishop of Plestia and ordained bishop January 10, 1975. Foresti was then appointed Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Modena-Nonantola
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Modena-Nonantola
The archdiocese of Modena-Nonantola is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Italy. It existed as the diocese of Modena in central Italy from the 3rd century CE...
on April 2, 1976. Foresti's final appointment to bishop of the Diocese of Brescia and would retire as bishop of Brescia on December 15, 1998.
See also
- List of oldest Catholic bishops
- Diocese of Brescia
- Archdiocese of Modena-NonantolaRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Modena-NonantolaThe archdiocese of Modena-Nonantola is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Italy. It existed as the diocese of Modena in central Italy from the 3rd century CE...
External links
- Catholic-Hierarchy
- Brescia Diocese (Italian)