Giovanni Ricchiuti
Giovanni Ricchiuti (born August 1, 1948 in Bisceglie , Province of Barletta-Andria-Trani , Italy ) is a Roman Catholic clergyman and bishop of Altamura-Gravina-Acquaviva delle Fonti with the personal title of Archbishop .
Life
Giovanni Ricchiuti received on 9 September 1972 by the Archbishop of Trani and Barletta , Giuseppe Carata , the sacrament of Holy Orders . Until 1975 he attended the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome. Then he was rector of the boys' seminary of the Archdiocese of Trani and Barletta until 1976 . After a few years as a parish priest, he became rector of the Pontifical Regional Seminary for Apulia in 1994 .
On July 27, 2005, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him . to the Archbishop of Acerenza . The secretary of the Congregation for Bishops , Archbishop of the Curia, Francesco Monterisi , ordained him episcopal on October 8 of the same year ; Co- consecrators were the Archbishop of Trani-Barletta-Bisceglie, Giovanni Battista Pichierri , and the Archbishop Emeritus of Acerenza, Michele Scandiffio . The inauguration took place on October 15, 2005.
On October 15, 2013, Pope Francis appointed him Bishop of Altamura-Gravina-Acquaviva delle Fonti while retaining the personal title of Archbishop. The inauguration took place on January 4th of the following year.
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| Michele Scandiffio |
Archbishop of Acerenza 2005-2013 |
Francesco Sirufo |
| Mario Paciello |
Bishop of Altamura-Gravina-Acquaviva delle Fonti since 2013 |
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| SURNAME | Ricchiuti, Giovanni |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian Archbishop, Bishop of Altamura-Gravina-Acquaviva delle Fonti |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 1, 1948 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bisceglie , Barletta-Andria-Trani Province , Italy |