Honorific Prefix: | Monsignor |
Luigi Negri | |
Archbishop of Ferrara-Comacchio | |
Church: | Roman Catholic Church |
Archdiocese: | Ferrara-Comacchio |
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Term Start: | 1 December 2012 |
Term End: | 15 February 2017 |
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Ordination: | 28 June 1972 |
Ordained By: | Giovanni Colombo |
Consecration: | 7 May 2005 |
Consecrated By: | Dionigi Tettamanzi |
Birth Date: | 1941 11, df=y |
Birth Place: | Milan, Italy |
Death Place: | Milan, Italy |
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Education: | Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore |
Coat Of Arms: | Coat of arms of Luigi Negri.svg |
Luigi Negri (26 November 1941 – 31 December 2021) was an Italian Roman Catholic prelate, theologian, and academic.[1]
Born on 26 November 1941 in Milan, Negri attended the, where he was taught by Luigi Giussani, among others. In 1965, he graduated from the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore with a degree in philosophy. On 28 June 1972, he was ordained a priest by Giovanni Colombo.
On 17 March 2005, Negri was named Bishop of San Marin-Montefeldro by Pope John Paul II, succeeding .[2] His episcopal ordination took place on 7 May in the Milan Cathedral and was led by Dionigi Tettamanzi. Fifteen days later, he officially took office in the . On 1 December 2012, he was named Archbishop of Ferrara-Comacchio by Pope Benedict XVI.[3] On 3 March 2013, he took possession of the Archdiocese in the Ferrara Cathedral. He resigned due to age limit on 15 February 2017 and was succeeded by .
Negri died in Milan on 31 December 2021, at the age of 80.[4]