Benedict Charles Franzetta Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Benedict C. Franzetta
Auxiliary Bishop of Youngstown
Church:Catholic Church
See:Titular See of Opitergium
Term:September 4, 1980 - September 4, 1996
Ordination:April 29, 1950
Consecration:September 4, 1980
Consecrated By:James William Malone
Birth Date:August 1, 1921
Birth Place:East Liverpool, Ohio
Death Place:Youngstown, Ohio

Benedict Charles Franzetta (August 1, 1921 - September 26, 2006) was an American Bishop of the Catholic Church. He served as auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Youngstown from 1980 to 1996.

Biography

Born in East Liverpool, Ohio, Benedict Franzetta was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Youngstown on April 29, 1950. On March 14, 1984 Pope John Paul II appointed him as the Titular Bishop of Opitergium and Auxiliary Bishop of Youngstown. He was ordained a bishop by Bishop James Malone on September 4, 1980. The principal co-consecrators were Archbishop Joseph Bernardin of Cincinnati and Bishop William Hughes of Covington. He continued to serve as an auxiliary bishop until his resignation was accepted by Pope John Paul II on September 4, 1996. He died on September 26, 2006, at the age of 85.[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bishop Benedict Charles Franzetta. Catholic-Hierarchy. 2014-02-04.
  2. Web site: Bishops who are not Ordinaries of Sees. Giga-Catholic. 2014-02-04. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130823152411/http://www.gcatholic.org/hierarchy/data/bishops-21.htm. 2013-08-23.