Giuseppe Agostino
Giuseppe Agostino (born November 25, 1928 in Reggio Calabria , Italy , † March 24, 2014 in Cosenza ) was Archbishop of Cosenza-Bisignano .
Life
Giuseppe Agostino received after studying theology and philosophy at the seminary of Rende on 15 July 1951, the priestly ordination . He was pastor of Villa San Giovanni . Archbishop Giovanni Ferro appointed him Vicar General of the Archdiocese of Reggio Calabria in 1973 .
Pope Paul VI appointed him on December 21, 1973 Archbishop of Santa Severina and Bishop of Crotone. The episcopal ordination donated him the Archbishop of Reggio Calabria , Giovanni Ferro CRS , on February 11, 1974; Co- consecrators were Antonio Mauro , Vice-President of the Secretariat for the Non-Believers , and Santo Bergamo , Bishop of Oppido Mamertina .
After the union of the Diocese of Crotone with the Archdiocese of Santa Severina, he was appointed Archbishop of this new Archdiocese of Crotone-Santa Severina on September 30, 1986 . On June 6, 1998 he was appointed Archbishop of Cosenza-Bisignano . He was President of the Episcopal Conference of Calabria and Vice-President of the Italian Episcopal Conference CEI .
On December 18, 2004, John Paul II accepted his age-related resignation and appointed him Apostolic Administrator of the Archdiocese until the inauguration of his successor on February 25, 2005 .
Giuseppe Agostino initiated the process of beatification for Joachim von Fiore and the process of canonization for Gaetano Mauro .
Web links
- Entry on Giuseppe Agostino on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on March 24, 2014.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Michele Federici |
Archbishop of Santa Severina since 1986 of Crotone-Santa Severina 1973–1998 |
Andrea Mugione |
| Pietro Raimondi |
Bishop of Crotone 1973–1986 |
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| Dino Trabalzini |
Archbishop of Cosenza-Bisignano 1998-2004 |
Salvatore Nunnari |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Agostino, Giuseppe |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian clergyman, Roman Catholic archbishop |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 25, 1928 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Reggio Calabria , Italy |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 24, 2014 |
| Place of death | Cosenza |