Beniamino Pizziol

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Beniamino Pizziol (born June 15, 1947 in Cavallino-Treporti ) is Bishop of Vicenza .

Life

The Patriarch of Venice , Albino Luciani , ordained him a priest on December 3, 1972 . Pope Benedict XVI appointed him on January 5, 2008 auxiliary bishop in Venice and titular bishop of Aemona .

The Patriarch of Venice , Cardinal Angelo Scola , ordained him episcopal on February 24 of the same year ; Co- consecrators were Marco Cardinal Cé , Patriarch Emeritus of Venice, and Eugenio Ravignani , Bishop of Trieste . As a motto he chose Deus Caritas est .

He was named Bishop of Vicenza on April 16, 2011, and was introduced to the office on June 19 of the same year.

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predecessor Office successor
Cesare Nosiglia Bishop of Vicenza
since 2011
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