Silvio Cesare Bonicelli
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Silvio Cesare Bonicelli (March 31, 1932 Bergamo
, Italy
- March 6, 2009) was the Italian
Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Parma
from his appointment by Pope John Paul II
on December 13, 1996, until his retirement on January 19, 2008.
Bonicelli was first ordained a Catholic priest on June 16, 1962. He previous served as the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Severo
before being appointed to Parma
.
Bishop Silvio Cesare Bonicelli died on March 6, 2009, at the age of 76.
Bergamo
Bergamo is a town and comune in Lombardy, Italy, about 40 km northeast of Milan. The comune is home to over 120,000 inhabitants. It is served by the Orio al Serio Airport, which also serves the Province of Bergamo, and to a lesser extent the metropolitan area of Milan...
, Italy
Italy
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- March 6, 2009) was the Italian
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...
Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Parma
Roman Catholic Diocese of Parma
The Italian Catholic diocese of Parma has properly been called diocese of Parma since 1892. Its see is Parma Cathedral. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Modena-Nonantola.-History:...
from his appointment by Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II
Blessed Pope John Paul II , born Karol Józef Wojtyła , reigned as Pope of the Catholic Church and Sovereign of Vatican City from 16 October 1978 until his death on 2 April 2005, at of age. His was the second-longest documented pontificate, which lasted ; only Pope Pius IX ...
on December 13, 1996, until his retirement on January 19, 2008.
Bonicelli was first ordained a Catholic priest on June 16, 1962. He previous served as the Bishop of the Roman Catholic 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...
before being appointed to Parma
Parma
Parma is a city in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna famous for its ham, its cheese, its architecture and the fine countryside around it. This is the home of the University of Parma, one of the oldest universities in the world....
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Bishop Silvio Cesare Bonicelli died on March 6, 2009, at the age of 76.