Carmelo Cassati
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VCarmelo Cassati is an Italian Prelate
of Roman Catholic Church
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Carmelo Cassati was born in Pontedera
ordained a priest on December 17, 1949 from the religious order of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart
. Bertelli was appointed auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Pinheiro
as well as titular bishop of Nova Germania on April 27, 1970 and ordained June 28, 1970. Cassati was appointed bishop of Pinheiro diocese on June 17, 1975. Cassati resigned from the Titular see of Nova Germania in 1978, followed by an appointment to Diocese of Tricarico
on February 12, 1979. Cassati was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Lucera
and Diocese of San Severo
on September 7, 1985, resigning from Lucera on September 30, 1986. Cassati's final appointment was to the Archdiocese of Trani-Barletta-Bisceglie
on December 15, 1990. Cassati remained with the diocese until his retirement on November 13, 1999.
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...
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Carmelo Cassati was born in Pontedera
Pontedera
Pontedera is an Italian industrial town in Tuscany, Italy, in the administrative province of Pisa. It is the headquarters of the Piaggio company, which in the 1930s was a major aircraft manufacturer and which now manufactures motor vehicles such as the Vespa and the Ape...
ordained a priest on December 17, 1949 from the religious order of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart
Missionaries of the Sacred Heart
The Missionaries of the Sacred Heart is a missionary congregation in the Latin Church,one of the 23 sui iuris churches which make up the Catholic Church led by the Bishop of Rome...
. Bertelli was appointed auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Pinheiro
Roman Catholic Diocese of Pinheiro
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Pinheiro is a diocese located in the city of Pinheiro in the Ecclesiastical province of São Luís do Maranhão in Brazil.-History:...
as well as titular bishop of Nova Germania on April 27, 1970 and ordained June 28, 1970. Cassati was appointed bishop of Pinheiro diocese on June 17, 1975. Cassati resigned from the Titular see of Nova Germania in 1978, followed by an appointment to Diocese of Tricarico
Roman Catholic Diocese of Tricarico
The Italian Catholic diocese of Tricarico is in Basilicata. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo.-History:Tricarico Cathedral was erected in 968 by Polyeuctos, Patriarch of Constantinople...
on February 12, 1979. Cassati was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Lucera
Roman Catholic Diocese of Lucera–Troia
The diocese of Lucera-Troia is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in southern Italy, with its episcopal see in Lucera. It is heir to several other neighbouring former sees, not only the diocese of Troia which has a co-cathedral, but also the diocese of Farentino, diocese of Tortiboli and...
and Diocese of San Severo
Roman Catholic Diocese of San Severo
The Italian Catholic diocese of San Severo is in Apulia. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Foggia-Bovino.-History:The diocese of San Severo was established in 1580. The episcopal see is only the continuation of that of the diocese of Civitate, which in turn succeeded the ancient city of Teanum...
on September 7, 1985, resigning from Lucera on September 30, 1986. Cassati's final appointment was to the Archdiocese of Trani-Barletta-Bisceglie
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Trani-Barletta-Bisceglie
The Italian Catholic archdiocese of Trani-Barletta-Bisceglie, in Apulia, received its current name in 1986. The historic archdiocese of Trani was elevated from a diocese in the eleventh century. It was combined with the diocese of Bisceglie in 1818...
on December 15, 1990. Cassati remained with the diocese until his retirement on November 13, 1999.
See also
- Missionaries of the Sacred HeartMissionaries of the Sacred HeartThe Missionaries of the Sacred Heart is a missionary congregation in the Latin Church,one of the 23 sui iuris churches which make up the Catholic Church led by the Bishop of Rome...
- Archdiocese of Trani-Barletta-BisceglieRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Trani-Barletta-BisceglieThe Italian Catholic archdiocese of Trani-Barletta-Bisceglie, in Apulia, received its current name in 1986. The historic archdiocese of Trani was elevated from a diocese in the eleventh century. It was combined with the diocese of Bisceglie in 1818...
- Diocese of TricaricoRoman Catholic Diocese of TricaricoThe Italian Catholic diocese of Tricarico is in Basilicata. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo.-History:Tricarico Cathedral was erected in 968 by Polyeuctos, Patriarch of Constantinople...
- Diocese of LuceraRoman Catholic Diocese of Lucera–TroiaThe diocese of Lucera-Troia is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in southern Italy, with its episcopal see in Lucera. It is heir to several other neighbouring former sees, not only the diocese of Troia which has a co-cathedral, but also the diocese of Farentino, diocese of Tortiboli and...
- Diocese of San SeveroRoman Catholic Diocese of San SeveroThe Italian Catholic diocese of San Severo is in Apulia. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Foggia-Bovino.-History:The diocese of San Severo was established in 1580. The episcopal see is only the continuation of that of the diocese of Civitate, which in turn succeeded the ancient city of Teanum...