Luigi Diligenza
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Luigi Diligenza was an Italian
Prelate
of Roman Catholic Church
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Luigi Diligenza was born in Arzano, Italy
ordained a priest on August 8, 1943. Diligenza was appointed bishop of Archdiocese of Capua March 1, 1978 and ordained bishop on April 23, 1978. Diligenza would retire from the diocese on April 29, 1997.
Italy
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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...
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Luigi Diligenza was born in Arzano, Italy
Arzano
Arzano is a comune in the Province of Naples in the Italian region Campania, located about 9 km north of Naples. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 37,994 and an area of 4.68 km²....
ordained a priest on August 8, 1943. Diligenza was appointed bishop of Archdiocese of Capua March 1, 1978 and ordained bishop on April 23, 1978. Diligenza would retire from the diocese on April 29, 1997.
See also
- List of oldest Catholic bishops
- Archdiocese of Capua
External links
- Catholic-Hierarchy
- Capua diocese website (Italian)