Francisco Biasin

Francisco Biasin ( ita. : Francesco Biasin * 6. September 1943 in Arzercavalli , Terrassa Padovana , Province of Padua , Italy ) is an Italian priest and emeritus Roman Catholic Bishop of Barra do Pirai Volta Redonda in Brazil.

Life

Francisco Biasin was ordained a priest for the diocese of Padua on April 20, 1968 . After years as a chaplain, he completed a priestly training course with the Focolare Movement in Frascati in 1972 and then went to Brazil as a Fidei Donum priest . From 1981 to 1990 he was cathedral pastor and vicar general in the diocese of Duque de Caxias , later he was diocesan administrator and vicar general in the diocese of Itaguaí . After his return to Italy, he headed the missions department in his home diocese.

Pope John Paul II appointed him Bishop of Pesqueira on July 23, 2003 . The Bishop of Caruaru , Bernardino Marchió , ordained him episcopal on October 12 of the same year ; Co- consecrators were Antonio Mattiazzo , Archbishop ad personam of Padua , and Vital João Geraldo Wilderink OCarm , Former Bishop of Itaguaí . As a motto he chose AGENS EORUM VITAM PER FRATRES .

On June 8, 2011 he was welcomed by Pope Benedict XVI. appointed Bishop of Barra do Piraí-Volta Redonda and introduced to the office on August 28 of the same year.

On March 13, 2019, Pope Francis accepted Francisco Biasin's application for resignation for reasons of age.

Web links

• Entry on Francisco Biasin on catholic-hierarchy.org

Individual evidence

1. ^ Rinuncia del Vescovo di Barra do Piraí-Volta Redonda (Brazil) e nomina del successore. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , March 13, 2019, accessed March 13, 2019 (Italian). 

predecessor	Office	successor
João Maria Messi OSM	Bishop of Barra do Piraí-Volta Redonda 2011–2019	Luiz Henrique da Silva Brito
Bernardino Marchió	Bishop of Pesqueira 2003-2011	José Luiz Ferreira Salles CSsR