Gaetano Di Pierro
Gaetano Di Pierro SCI (born December 1, 1948 in Orta Nova ) is an Italian religious and Roman Catholic bishop of Farafangana .
Life
Gaetano Di Pierro joined the Congregation of Dehonians at and received on 29 June 1975, the priestly ordination .
Pope John Paul II appointed him auxiliary bishop in Ambatondrazaka and titular bishop of Guardialfiera on April 24, 2001 . The Bishop of Ambatondrazaka, Antoine Scopelliti OSsT , donated him episcopal ordination on August 5th of the same year ; Co- consecrators were Armand Gaétan Cardinal Razafindratandra , Archbishop of Antananarivo , and Archbishopric Bruno Musarò , Apostolic Nuncio to Madagascar , the Comoros and the Seychelles .
On May 13, 2006 he was welcomed by Pope Benedict XVI. appointed first bishop of the diocese of Moramanga , established on the same date . Pope Francis appointed him Bishop of Farafangana on March 3, 2018. The inauguration took place on April 12 of the same year.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Nomina del Vescovo di Farafangana (Madagascar). In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , March 3, 2018, accessed March 3, 2018 (Italian).
| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| Benjamin Marc Ramaroson CM |
Bishop of Farafangana since 2018 |
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Bishop of Moramanga 2006–2018 |
Rosario Saro Vella SDS |
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Di Pierro, Gaetano |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian religious and Roman Catholic bishop of Farafangana |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 1, 1948 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Orta Nova |