Franco Dalla Valle
Franco Dalla Valle SDB (born August 2, 1945 in Crespano del Grappa , Treviso Province , Italy , † August 2, 2007 in Cuiabá , Mato Grosso , Brazil ) was an Italian religious , missionary and Roman Catholic bishop of Juína in Brazil.
Life
Franco Dalla Valle joined the Order of the Salesians of Don Bosco and made his first profession on May 16, 1963 . From 1963 to 1967 he studied philosophy in Foglizzo , and from 1969 to 1972 theology in Castellammare di Stabia . He was ordained a priest on August 26, 1972 at Colle Don Bosco . In 1963 he went to Brazil in the mission and worked a. a. in Ananindeua , Manaus , Porto Velho and Ji-Paraná . He was novice master from 1990 to 1991 and provincial from 1992 to 1997.
On December 23, 1997 he was appointed by Pope John Paul II as the first bishop of the Diocese of Juína, founded on the same date. The Pope personally donated his episcopal ordination on January 6, 1998 in Rome ; Co-consecrators were the Archbishops of the Curia Giovanni Battista Re and Jorge María Mejía . His motto was Evangelizar . In the sense of this motto, u. a. the diocesan radio station FM Nazaré and a diocese newspaper .
Franco Dalla Valle died as acting bishop on his 62nd birthday in 2007 as a result of heart surgery.
Web links
- Entry on Franco Dalla Valle on catholic-hierarchy.org
- "Morre em Cuiabá o bispo Dom Franco Dalla Valle" (matogrossomais.com.br, August 2, 2007, Portuguese)
- Franco Dalla Valle: "Brazil: Catholics find their way back to the Church"
Individual evidence
- ↑ Curriculum vitae on the website of the Diocese of Juína ( Memento of the original from May 30, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed June 29, 2013.
- ↑ Radio Nazaré website ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed June 29, 2013.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| --- |
Bishop of Juína 1997-2007 |
Neri José Tondello |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dalla Valle, Franco |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian religious, Roman Catholic bishop of Juína |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 2, 1945 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Crespano del Grappa , Treviso Province , Italy |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 2, 2007 |
| Place of death | Cuiabá , Mato Grosso , Brazil |