Giocondo Maria Grotti
Giocondo Maria Grotti OSM (born March 13, 1928 in Pieve di Budrio , Emilia-Romagna , Italy , † September 28, 1971 in Sena Madureira , Acre , Brazil ) was an Italian Roman Catholic religious and prelate of Acre e Purus in Brazil.
Life
Giocondo Maria Grotti joined the religious order of the Servites and was ordained a priest on June 7, 1952 .
Pope John XXIII appointed him on November 16, 1962 as prelate of Acre e Purus . On July 8, 1965, Pope Paul VI appointed him . as titular bishop of Thunigaba . The Apostolic Nuncio in Brazil, Archbishop Sebastiano Baggio , donated him episcopal ordination on August 22nd of the same year . Co- consecrators were the Archbishop of Manaus , João de Souza Lima OCist , and the Prelate of Porto Velho , João Batista Costa SDB .
Giocondo Maria Grotti took part in the second, third and fourth sessions of the Second Vatican Council as a council father. He died in a plane crash in Sena Madureira at the age of 43.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ A trágica morte de Dom Giocondo. Bishopric of Rio Branco , accessed September 30, 2017 (Portuguese).
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Antônio Julio Maria Mattioli OSM |
Prelate of Acre e Purus 1962–1971 |
Moacyr Grechi OSM |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Grotti, Giocondo Maria |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian Roman Catholic religious and prelate of Acre e Purus in Brazil |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 13, 1928 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pieve di Budrio , Emilia-Romagna , Italy |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 28, 1971 |
| Place of death | Sena Madureira , Acre , Brazil |