Flavio Roberto Carraro
Flavio Roberto Carraro OFMCap (born February 3, 1932 in Sandon di Fossò , Province of Venice , Italy ) is Bishop Emeritus of Verona .
Life
Flavio Roberto Carraro joined the religious order of the Capuchins and was ordained a priest on March 16, 1957 . In 1982 he became Minister General of the Capuchins.
Pope John Paul II appointed him Bishop of Arezzo-Cortona-Sansepolcro on June 8, 1996 . The Archbishop of Florence , Silvano Cardinal Piovanelli , ordained him episcopal on August 7th of the same year; Co- consecrators were Archbishop Francesco Gioia OFMCap and Giovanni D'Ascenzi , Bishop Emeritus of Arezzo-Cortona-Sansepolcro.
On July 25, 1998, John Paul II called him Bishop of Verona. Pope Benedict XVI accepted his resignation on May 8, 2007 for reasons of age.
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predecessor | Office | successor |
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Giovanni D'Ascenzi |
Bishop of Arezzo-Cortona-Sansepolcro 1996–1998 |
Gualtiero Bassetti |
Attilio Nicora |
Bishop of Verona 1998-2007 |
Giuseppe Zenti |
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SURNAME | Carraro, Flavio Roberto |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian religious, bishop emeritus of Verona |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 3, 1932 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Sandon di Fossò |