Giuseppe Carraro
Giuseppe Carraro (born June 26, 1899 in Mira ; † December 30, 1980 in Verona ) was an Italian clergyman and Roman Catholic bishop of Verona .
Life
Giuseppe Carraro received the sacrament of ordination for the diocese of Treviso on March 31, 1923 .
Pope Pius XII appointed him on September 29, 1952 titular bishop of Usula and auxiliary bishop in Treviso . The Bishop of Treviso, Antonio Mantiero , ordained him episcopal on November 1st of the same year . Co- consecrators were the Bishop of Padua , Girolamo Bartolomeo Bortignon OFMCap , and the Bishop of Belluno and Feltre , Gioacchino Muccin .
On April 9, 1956, he was appointed Bishop of Vittorio Veneto . Pope John XXIII appointed him Bishop of Verona on December 15, 1958. His successor as Bishop of Vittorio Veneto was Albino Luciani, who later became Pope John Paul I.
As a council father, he took part in all four sessions of the Second Vatican Council . In autumn 1967 he was one of the participants in the 1st Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops .
On May 18, 1978 Pope Paul VI. his age-related retirement. His tomb is in the Verona Cathedral .
In the process of beatification initiated for him, Pope Francis granted him the heroic degree of virtue on July 16, 2015 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Promulgazione di Decreti della Congregazione delle Cause dei Santi. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , July 17, 2015, accessed January 19, 2020 (Italian).
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Giuseppe Zaffonato |
Bishop of Vittorio Veneto 1956-1958 |
Albino Luciani |
| Giovanni Urbani |
Bishop of Verona 1958–1978 |
Giuseppe Amari |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Carraro, Giuseppe |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian clergyman, Roman Catholic bishop of Verona |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 26, 1899 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mira |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 30, 1980 |
| Place of death | Verona |