Giovanni Bianchi
Giovanni Bianchi (born April 8, 1918 in Florence , Italy , † September 21, 2003 in Collevalenza (district of Todi ); Province of Perugia , Italy) was Bishop of Pescia .
Life
Bianchi was ordained a priest on July 6, 1941 . In 1951 he became pastor in Castelfiorentino before he was appointed Vicar General of the Archdiocese of Florence in 1961 .
Pope Paul VI appointed him on June 22, 1964 titular bishop of Seleuciana and auxiliary bishop in Florence. The episcopal ordination received Giovanni Bianchi on September 8 of that year of Ermenegildo Florit Cardinal , Archbishop of Florence. Co- consecrators were Antonio Bagnoli , Bishop of Fiesole , and Enrico Bartoletti , then auxiliary bishop in the Archdiocese of Lucca and later archbishop there. Until 1965 he took part in the third and fourth sessions of the Second Vatican Council . Paul VI appointed him on June 27, 1977. to the Bishop of Pescia.
Pope John Paul II accepted his age-related resignation on December 18, 1993 and appointed Giovanni De Vivo as his successor. Giovanni Bianchi retired to his residence in Collevalenza, where he died in September 2003.
Web links
- Entry for Giovanni Bianchi on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Obituary for Giovanni Bianchi by Silvano Cardinal Piovanelli
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Dino Luigi Romoli |
Bishop of Pescia 1977–1993 |
Giovanni De Vivo |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bianchi, Giovanni |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian clergyman, Bishop of Pescia |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 8, 1918 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Florence , Italy |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 21, 2003 |
| Place of death | Collevalenza , Province of Perugia , Italy |