Giosuè Cattarossi Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific Prefix:The Most Reverend
Giosuè Cattarossi
Bishop of Belluno e Feltre
Church:Roman Catholic Church
Diocese:Belluno e Feltre
See:Belluno e Feltre
Appointed:21 November 1913
Term Start:26 July 1914
Term End:3 March 1944
Predecessor:Giuseppe Foschiani
Successor:Girolamo Bartolomeo Bortignon
Ordination:31 March 1888
Consecration:28 May 1911
Consecrated By:Antonio Anastasio Rossi
Birth Name:Giosuè Cattarossi
Birth Date:23 April 1863
Birth Place:Cortale, Reana del Rojale, Udine, Kingdom of Italy
Death Place:Belluno, Kingdom of Italy
Buried:Belluno Cathedral
Previous Post:Bishop of Albenga (1911-13)
Motto:In Christo virescit
Coat Of Arms:Stemma Catarossi.jpg

Giosuè Cattarossi (23 April 1863 – 3 March 1944) was a late 19th century/early-mid 20th century Italian cleric. Born 23 April 1863 at Cortale, he was ordained a priest in April 1888, aged 24. On 11 April 1911 at the age of 48, he was appointed as Bishop of Albenga and ordained on 30 May of that year.

On 21 November 1913 at age 50, he was appointed as Bishop of Belluno e Feltre, Italy. As bishop, he ordained Albino Luciani, the future Pope John Paul I, to the priesthood in 1935. He died in 1944, aged 80, as Bishop of Belluno e Feltre. In total, he was a priest for 55 years and a bishop for 32 years.[1]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bcattar.html Catholic Hierarchy site