Type: | Bishop |
Giovanni Melis Fois | |
Bishop of Nuoro (Emeritus) | |
Church: | Roman Catholic Church |
See: | Diocese of Nuoro |
Term: | 1970 -1992 |
Predecessor: | Giuseppe Melas |
Successor: | Pietro Melon |
Ordination: | August 12, 1939 |
Birth Date: | 1916 10, mf=yes |
Birth Place: | Sorgono, Italy |
Previous Post: | Diocese of Tempio-Ampurias Bishop |
Giovanni Melis Fois (October 7, 1916 - September 3, 2009) was an Italian Prelate of Roman Catholic Church.
Fois was born in Sorgono, Italy and ordained a priest on August 13, 1939 from the Archidocese of Oristano. On May 25, 1963, he was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Tempio-Ampurias and ordained bishop July 28, 1963. Fois was then appointed to bishop of the Diocese of Nuoro November 1, 1970 where he remained until retirement on April 16, 1992.