Francesco Zerrillo
Francesco Zerrillo (born April 23, 1931 in Reino , Benevento Province , Italy ) is Bishop Emeritus of Lucera-Troia .
Life
Francesco Zerrillo was ordained a priest on April 9, 1955 . Then he was until 1977 spiritual of the seminary of Benevento .
Pope John Paul II appointed him Bishop of Tricarico on December 7, 1985 . He received his episcopal ordination on January 25, 1986, by the Prefect of the Congregation for Bishops , Cardinal Bernardin Gantin ; Co- consecrators were Carlo Minchiatti , Archbishop of Benevento, and Carmelo Cassati MSC , Bishop Emeritus of Lucera.
He was appointed Bishop of Lucera-Troy on February 15, 1997, and was introduced to the office on April 5 of the same year.
On June 30, 2007, Pope Benedict XVI. He accepted his resignation due to age reasons and appointed him apostolic administrator of the diocese until the solemn inauguration ( enthronement ) of his successor, Domenico Cornacchia , on October 14 of the same year .
He is Prior of the Commandery Lucera-Troia of the Order of the Knights of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem . Zerrillo was also secretary of the Italian Bishops' Conference .
Web links
- Entry on Francesco Zerrillo on catholic-hierarchy.org ; Retrieved February 16, 2013.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Carmelo Cassati MSC |
Bishop of Tricarico 1985–1997 |
Salvatore Ligorio |
| Raffaele Castielli |
Bishop of Lucera-Troia 1997-2007 |
Domenico Cornacchia |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Zerrillo, Francesco |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian clergyman, bishop emeritus of Lucera-Troia |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 23, 1931 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Reino |