Giovanni Bernardo Gremoli
Giovanni Bernardo Gremoli OFMCap (born June 30, 1926 in Poppi ; † July 6, 2017 in Florence ) was an Italian religious and apostolic vicar of Arabia .
Life
Giovanni Bernardo Gremoli joined the religious order of the Capuchins and was ordained a priest on February 7, 1951 .
Pope Paul VI appointed him on October 2, 1975 Vicar Apostolic of Arabia and Titular Bishop of Masuccaba . The Cardinal Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples , Agnelo Rossi , ordained him episcopal on February 22, 1976 ; Co- consecrators were Giovanni Bianchi , Auxiliary Bishop in Florence , and Telesforo Giovanni Cioli OCarm , Bishop of Sansepolcro .
Gremoli was responsible for the care of all Catholics in Saudi Arabia , Bahrain , the United Arab Emirates , Oman , Qatar and Yemen with official headquarters in Abu Dhabi .
On March 21, 2005, Pope John Paul II accepted his age-related resignation. He lived in seclusion in the old Capuchin monastery in Florence.
Web links
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Irzio Luigi Magliacani OFMCap |
Vicar Apostolic of Arabia 1975-2005 |
Paul Hinder OFMCap |
Individual proof
- ↑ Gianni Cardinale: A Catholic bishop in the cradle of Islam on 30giorni.it , 01/02 2006 (en)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gremoli, Giovanni Bernardo |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gremoli, Giovanni Bernardo OFMCap |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian clergyman, Roman Catholic bishop, Vicar Apostolic of Arabia |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 30, 1926 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Poppi |
| DATE OF DEATH | 6th July 2017 |
| Place of death | Florence |