Type: | Archbishop |
Honorific-Prefix: | His Excellency |
Benigno Luigi Papa | |
Archbishop Emeritus of Taranto | |
Appointed: | 11 May 1990 |
Term End: | 21 November 2011 |
Predecessor: | Salvatore De Giorgi |
Successor: | Filippo Santoro |
Previous Post: | Bishop of Oppido Mamertina-Palmi (1981–1990) |
Ordination: | 25 March 1961 |
Consecration: | 27 December 1981 |
Consecrated By: | Anastasio Alberto Ballestrero |
Birth Date: | 1935 8, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Spongano, Italy |
Motto: | IN NOME DI CRISTO |
Coat Of Arms: | STEMMA Benigno Luigi Papa Vescovo.svg |
Benigno Luigi Papa | |
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Benigno Luigi Papa (25 August 1935 – 6 March 2023) was an Italian Roman Catholic prelate. He was archbishop of Taranto from 1990 to 2011 and bishop of Oppido Mamertina-Palmi from 1981 to 1990.[1] [2]