Giuseppe Stella
Giuseppe Stella (born August 30, 1898 in Grumolo Pedemonte , Province of Vicenza , Italy ; † September 10, 1989 in Lerici , Province of La Spezia , Italy) was Bishop of La Spezia-Sarzana-Brugnato .
Life
Giuseppe Stella was ordained a priest on July 15, 1923 . In 1925 he became rector of the Episcopal College of Este before he was appointed president of the local Catholic Action in 1937 .
Pope Pius XII appointed him on November 13, 1943 Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Luni, La Spezia, Sarzana e Brugnato and Titular Bishop of Utica . The episcopal ordination donated him on January 6, 1944 Carlo Agostini , Bishop of Padua ; Co- consecrators were Carlo Zinato , Bishop of Vicenza , and Giovanni Jeremich , Auxiliary Bishop in Venice . Stella initially held the title of Apostolic Administrator due to the political turmoil of World War II . It was not until September 1945 that Pius XII appointed him. to the bishop of La Spezia.
In fact, the chaos of war played a major role at the beginning of Stella's tenure, especially since his diocese was close to the so-called Gothic position . In January 1944, La Spezia was attacked by the Allies and numerous priests were arrested and deported under the German occupation. After the end of the war, Stella had to organize the reconstruction, he set up numerous new parishes. From 1962 to 1965 he took part in the Second Vatican Council . In May 1975 he was able to inaugurate the new cathedral of the diocese.
On September 3, 1975, Pope Paul VI. his age-related resignation. A month earlier he had renamed the diocese to its current name. Giuseppe Stella then retired to Lerici, where he died in 1989.
In Mazara del Vallo , Via Monsignor Giuseppe Stella was named after him.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Monsignor Stella, il Vescovo della tante ricostruzioni , cittadellaspezia.com , September 20, 2014
- ↑ Map on paginebinache.it
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Giovanni Costantini |
Bishop of La Spezia-Sarzana-Brugnato 1945–1975 |
Siro Silvestri |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Stella, Giuseppe |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian clergyman, bishop of La Spezia-Sarzana-Brugnato |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 30, 1898 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Grumolo Pedemonte , Vicenza Province, Italy |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 10, 1989 |
| Place of death | Lerici , La Spezia Province, Italy |