Gianni Ambrosio Explained

Type:Bishop
Gianni Ambrosio
Roman Catholic Bishop of Piacenza-Bobbio
Church:Roman Catholic Church
See:Roman Catholic Diocese of Piacenza-Bobbio
Term:2008–2020
Predecessor:Luciano Monari
Successor:Adriano Cevolotto
Ordination:July 7, 1968
Ordained By:Archbishop Albino Mensa
Consecration:February 16, 2008
Consecrated By:Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone
Birth Date:December 23, 1943
Birth Place:Santhià, Italy
Coat Of Arms:Coat of arms of Gianni Ambrosio.svg

Gianni Ambrosio (born 23 December 1943 in Santhià) is the emeritus bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Piacenza-Bobbio.

Biography

Born in Santhià on 23 December 1943, he studied theology in minor and major seminaries of Vercelli and on 7 July 1968 he was ordained priest.

In 1970 he obtained a diploma in social sciences at the Institut Catholique in Paris and in 1972 he obtained the specialization-diploma in sociology at the École pratique des hautes études at the Sorbonne University. He was a member of the international scientific committee of CESNUR.[1]

In 1995 he graduated in theology in Rome at the Pontifical Lateran University.

From 1974 to 1988 he taught religion and was parochial vicar in the parishes of Santhià and Moncrivello. From 1988 to 2001 he was pastor of the parish of St. Paul in Vercelli. In 1996 he was named honorary prelate of His Holiness.

22 December 2007 Pope Benedict XVI appointed him as bishop of diocese of Piacenza, succeeding to Monsignor Luciano Monari. He was consecrated bishop in the cathedral of Piacenza on 16 February 2008 by Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone.

He retired on 16 July 2020.

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Notes and References

  1. Diocese of Piacenza and Bobbio press release, “L’Antonino d’oro 2009 al vescovo mons. Gianni Ambrosio”, June 11, 2009.