Alberto Silvani
Alberto Silvani (born September 6, 1946 in Virgoletta (district of Villafranca in Lunigiana ), Province of Massa-Carrara , Italy ) is an Italian clergyman and Roman Catholic bishop of Volterra .
Life
On October 3, 1970, Silvani received the sacrament of ordination . He then went to Rome for further studies at the Pontifical Gregorian University . Alberto Silvani obtained a licentiate in Catholic theology there in 1971 .
From 1972 to 1992 he worked in the pastoral care of Gassano and Corlaga. In 1992 Silvani was appointed chaplain to His Holiness . Alberto Silvani was the Regens of the Massa Carrara Seminary from 1996 to 2005 .
On May 8, 2007 Pope Benedict XVI appointed him . to the Bishop of Volterra. The bishop of Massa Carrara-Pontremoli , Eugenio Binini , gave him episcopal ordination on June 29th of the same year; Co- consecrators were the Archbishop of Pisa , Alessandro Plotti , and Silvani's predecessor in office, Mansueto Bianchi .
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predecessor | Office | successor |
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Vasco Giuseppe Bertelli |
Bishop of Volterra since 2007 |
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SURNAME | Silvani, Alberto |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian clergyman and Roman Catholic bishop of Volterra |
DATE OF BIRTH | September 6, 1946 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Virgoletta di Villafranca , Province of Pisa, Italy |