Giulio Oggioni
Giulio Oggioni (born June 15, 1916 in Villasanta , Province of Milan , Italy , † February 26, 1993 in Bergamo , Italy) was Roman Catholic Bishop of Bergamo .
Life
Giulio Oggioni received the sacrament of ordination for the diocese of Lodi on June 3, 1939 . From October 1947 he taught philosophy at the seminary of the Archdiocese of Milan in Venegono Inferiore . In 1970 he became the episcopal vicar for the formation of the clergy.
Pope Paul VI appointed him Bishop of Lodi on September 28, 1972 . He was ordained episcopal on November 4, 1972 by the Archbishop of Milan , Giovanni Cardinal Colombo ; Co- consecrators were Giuseppe Amici , Archbishop of Modena , and Ferdinando Maggioni , auxiliary bishop in the diocese of Alessandria . On May 20, 1977 he was appointed by Pope Paul VI. appointed Bishop of Bergamo . The inauguration took place on August 28 of the same year. In April 1981 Oggioni received Pope John Paul II on a pastoral visit in Bergamo and in Sotto il Monte , the birthplace of Pope John XXIII.
On November 21, 1991, John Paul II accepted his age-related resignation. He died in 1993 and was buried in the crypt of Bergamo Cathedral.
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Clemente Gaddi |
Bishop of Bergamo 1977–1991 |
Roberto Amadei |
| Tarcisio Vincenzo Benedetti |
Bishop of Lodi 1972–1977 |
Paolo Magnani |
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Oggioni, Giulio |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian clergyman, Bishop of Bergamo |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 15, 1916 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Villasanta , province of Milan , Italy |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 26, 1993 |
| Place of death | Bergamo , Italy |