Lino Bortolo Belotti Explained

Type:Bishop
Lino Bortolo Belotti
Auxiliary Bishop
Diocese:Bergamo
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Ordination:12 June 1954
Ordained By:Giuseppe Piazzi
Rank:Prelate
Birth Date:19 October 1930
Birth Place:Comenduno
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Nationality:Italian
Religion:Roman Catholic
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Lino Bortolo Belotti (19 October 1930 – 23 March 2018)[1] was an Italian Roman Catholic prelate, former auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Bergamo.[2]

Biography

Born in Comenduno, a frazione of Albino, he was ordained priest by Bishop Giuseppe Piazzi on 12 June 1954. Following his ordination he joined the Comunità Missionaria del Paradiso (Paradise Missionary Community), and later he worked as pastor for the Italian workers in Switzerland. After his return to Bergamo, he was named by Pope John Paul II as Auxiliary Bishop of that city's diocese.

He was the president of the commission dedicated to immigrants of the Italian Bishops' Conference, and president of the foundation Migrantes. He was also a member of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerants. On 22 January 2009 Pope Benedict XVI accepted his resignation from the post of Auxiliary Bishop.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Il lutto. Morto il vescovo Belotti, pastore dei migranti. 23 March 2018.
  2. http://gcatholic.org/hierarchy/data/bishops-BE.htm#4916 Bishop Lino Bortolo Belotti
  3. Web site: Archived copy . 2009-01-22 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090810001414/http://212.77.1.245/news_services/bulletin/news/23230.php?index=23230&lang=it . 2009-08-10 . From the Vatican news bulletin