Gaetano Michetti Explained

Type:Bishop
Gaetano Michetti
Bishop of Pesaro
Church:Roman Catholic Church
See:Roman Catholic Diocese of Pesaro
Term:1975–1998
Predecessor:Luigi Carlo Borromeo
Successor:Angelo Bagnasco
Ordination:8 August 1948
Consecration:15 August 1961
Consecrated By:Mgr Norberto Perini
Birth Date:1922 3, df=yes
Birth Place:Corridonia,
Death Place:Corridonia,
Nationality:Italian
Religion:Roman Catholic Church
Occupation:bishop
Profession:priest
Previous Post:Auxiliary bishop of Fermo
Gaetano Michetti
Dipstyle:His Excellency
Offstyle:Your Excellency
Relstyle:Bishop
See:Pesaro

Gaetano Michetti (3 March 1922 – 13 December 2007) was the bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pesaro in Italy. Appointed by Pope John XXIII in July 1975, he served until 3 January 1998.

Biography

Born in Corridonia in 1922, Michetti was ordained as a Catholic priest on 8 August 1948. He was appointed Auxiliary bishop of Fermo on 31 May 1961 and was ordained titular Bishop of Irenopilis in Cilicia on 15 August 1961.[1] He was council father during the four sessions of Second Vatican Council.

He was appointed coadjutor bishop of Pesaro on 7 July 1973,[2] and installed as bishop after monsignor Luigi Borromeo's death, on 4 July 1975.

Bishop Gaetano Michetti died on 13 December 2007,[3] at the age of 85.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.luoghifermani.it/?p=3892 Storia e Luoghi della Marca Fermana
  2. http://www.chiesainrete.it/fcp/11-12-2001/michetti.htm A colloquio con Mons. Gaetano Michetti
  3. http://www.chiesamarche.org/content/view/721/9/ In ricordo di mons. Gaetano Michetti