Type: | Bishop |
Giuseppe Merisi | |
Bishop emeritus of Diocese of Lodi | |
Church: | Roman Catholic Church |
See: | Diocese of Lodi |
Term: | 2005–2014 |
Predecessor: | Giacomo Capuzzi |
Successor: | Maurizio Malvestiti |
Ordination: | February 22, 1971 |
Birth Date: | September 25, 1938 |
Birth Place: | Treviglio |
Giuseppe Merisi (born September 25, 1938 in Treviglio) is the emeritus bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lodi.
He was ordained a priest on February 22, 1971.
He was appointed auxiliary bishop of Milan and titular Bishop of Drusiliana on September 8, 1995.Merisi received his episcopal consecration on November 4, 1995 from cardinal Carlo Maria Martini.
He was appointed bishop of Lodi on November 14, 2005 and was installed in the diocese on December 17, 2005.
He replaced the previous bishop of Lodi Giacomo Capuzzi and took retirement on 26 August 2014.[1]