Gaetano Pace Forno
Gaetano Pace Forno OESA (born June 5, 1809 in Rabat , Gozo , † July 22, 1874 ) was a Maltese Roman Catholic clergyman and bishop of Malta .
Life
Gaetano Pace was the son of the lawyer Francesco Pace and his wife Lucia dei Baroni Forno, a Palermitan noblewoman . During the French occupation, his father was Gozo's ambassador at the court of Palermo , where he was sent by the Governor General Gozos Saverio Cassar . King Ferdinand III. Francesco Pace of Sicily rose to the nobility in early 1799.
After private lessons and lessons with the Augustinians , Gaetano Pace joined the order of the Augustinian Hermits on July 20, 1824. He studied in Malta until 1830 and finished his studies in Fermo at the behest of his superiors . The ordination received Gaetano Pace Forno on September 22, 1832 in Naples. He taught at various convents in the Italian Augustinian Province, except for the period from 1841 to 1843, when he was prefect of studies at the Augustinian convent in Rabat , Malta . On May 20, 1847 he was elected Provincial of the Maltese Augustinian Province . On August 31 of the same year, he received permission to found a college for boys in Valletta, which opened on September 23, 1848. During the cholera - epidemic from July to October 1850 he took great personal risks to the dying to give comfort. Gaetano Pace Forno was re-elected provincial on December 11, 1854. Without his knowledge he was proposed as coadjutor of the ailing Bishop Sant with the right of succession.
On September 25, 1857, Gaetano Pace Forno was appointed titular bishop of Hebron and coadjutor bishop in Malta. He received his episcopal ordination on October 4, 1857 in the Roman church of Sant'Agostino in Campo Marzio by the Cardinal Bishop of Albano Costantino Patrizi Naro . On December 4, 1857, Gaetano Pace Forno succeeded as Bishop of Malta and as Titular Archbishop of Rhodus . During his tenure, the Diocese of Gozo was detached from the Diocese of Malta and raised to an independent diocese .
Web links
- Bishop Gaetano Pace-Forno. vassallomalta.com(English).
- Entry on Gaetano Pace-Forno on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on October 26, 2019.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Publio Maria dei Conti Sant |
Bishop of Malta 1857–1874 |
Carmelo Scicluna |
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Pace Forno, Gaetano |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Pace-Forno, Gaetano |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Maltese clergyman, Bishop of Malta |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 5, 1809 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rabat , Gozo |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 22, 1874 |