Type: | Bishop |
Honorific-Prefix: | His Excellency |
Augusto Lauro | |
Bishop Emeritus of San Marco Argentano-Scalea | |
Metropolis: | Cosenza-Bisignano |
Appointed: | 7 April 1979 |
Term End: | 6 March 1999 |
Predecessor: | Luigi Rinaldi |
Successor: | Domenico Crusco |
Previous Post: | Auxiliary Bishop of Cosenza and Titular Bishop of Bigastro (1975–1979) |
Ordination: | 29 June 1947 |
Ordained By: | Aniello Calcara |
Consecration: | 28 October 1975 |
Consecrated By: | Enea Selis |
Birth Date: | 1923 11, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Tarvisio, Italy |
Death Place: | Cosenza, Italy |
Augusto Lauro (29 November 1923 – 7 March 2023) was an Italian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.
Lauro was born in Tarvisio and was ordained a priest on 29 June 1947. Lauro was appointed Auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Cosenza on 8 September 1975, as well as titular bishop of Bigastro, and ordained on 28 October 1975. Lauro was appointed bishop of the Diocese of San Marco Argentano-Scalea on 7 April 1979 where he remained until his retirement on 6 March 1999. He died in Cosenza on 7 March 2023, at the age of 99.[1]