Alois Ricceri
Alois Ricceri SDB , Italian Luigi (* May 8, 1901 in Mineo ; † June 15, 1989 in Castellammare di Stabia ), was an Italian Salesian of Don Bosco and from 1965 to 1977 the seventh superior general of the congregation and thus the sixth successor of Don Bosco .
Life
Born the second of four children, he first came into contact with the Salesians of Don Bosco in 1914 and decided to join this congregation himself. In 1925 he was ordained a priest. In 1933 he became a teacher of literature. As early as 1935, he held a variety of management tasks. In 1942 he was finally appointed Provincial of the Province of Turin with his seat in the mother house Valdocco . In 1944 he was arrested by the German Gestapo and was imprisoned for a few days.
In 1953 he was elected to the General Council of the Congregation, primarily responsible for the Salesian staff . On his impulse, the Don Bosco magazine (Bollettino salesiano) was published in 32 issues in the main languages of the sixty nations in which the Salesians had offices at that time.
Ricceri's time as Superior General was shaped by the time after the Second Vatican Council and the reform of the religious constitutions that became necessary as a result .
Web links
- Biography of the municipality of Mineo (Italian)
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Renatus Ziggiotti |
Superior General of the Salesians Don Bosco 1965–1977 |
Aegidius Viganò |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ricceri, Alois |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ricceri, Luigi (Italian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian Salesian Don Boscos, Superior General of the Congregation (1965–1977) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 8, 1901 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mineo |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 15, 1989 |
| Place of death | Castellammare di Stabia |