Bruno Foresti Explained

Type:Archbishop
Honorific-Prefix:His Excellency
Bruno Foresti
Archdiocese:Milan
See:Roman Catholic Diocese of Brescia
Appointed:15 June 1983
Term End:19 December 1998
Predecessor:Luigi Morstabilini
Successor:Giulio Sanguineti
Ordination:7 April 1946
Ordained By:Adriano Bernareggi
Consecration:10 January 1975
Consecrated By:Clemente Gaddi
Birth Date:6 May 1923
Birth Place:Tavernola Bergamasca, Italy
Death Place:Gavardo, Italy
Previous Post:Auxiliary Bishop of Modena-Nonantola and Titular Bishop of Plestia (1974–1976)
Archbishop of Modena-Nonantola (1976–1983)

Bruno Foresti (6 May 1923 – 26 July 2022) was an Italian prelate of Catholic Church. At the time of his death at age, he was the oldest living Catholic bishop from Italy.

Foresti was born in Tavernola Bergamasca, Italy and was ordained a priest on 7 April 1946. Foresti was appointed auxiliary bishop to the Archdiocese of Modena-Nonantola on 12 December 1974 as well as Titular Bishop of Plestia and ordained bishop on 10 January 1975. Foresti was then appointed Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Modena-Nonantola on 2 April 1976. Foresti's final appointment was to bishop of the Diocese of Brescia and he retired as bishop of Brescia on 15 December 1998.[1] [2]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Erlandson . Greg . January 6, 1989 . Pope calls family missionaries 'leaven of Church' . . August 1, 2021.
  2. Web site: Archbishop Bruno Foresti †. Catholic-Hierarchy.org. 31 July 2022.