Juan Niccolai
Juan Niccolai OFM (born March 16, 1898 in Chiazzano , Italy ; † August 18, 1976 ) was a Roman Catholic religious and bishop of Tarija in Bolivia.
Life
Juan Niccolai entered the religious order of the Franciscans in and received on 13 August 1922, the priestly ordination .
Pope Pius XII appointed him on February 20, 1944 Coadjutor Bishop of Tarija and Titular Bishop of Rhandus . The Apostolic Nuncio in Bolivia , Archbishop Egidio Lari , donated him episcopal ordination on May 28 of the same year ; Co- consecrators were the Bishop of Potosí , Cleto Loayza Gumiel , and the Bishop of Oruro , Ricardo Chávez Alcazar .
With the death of Ramón Font y Farrés CMF on August 16, 1947, he succeeded him as Bishop of Tarija. He participated in all four sessions of the Second Vatican Council as a council father.
On December 11, 1974, Pope Paul VI. his age-related retirement.
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| Ramón Font y Farrés CMF |
Bishop of Tarija 1947–1974 |
Abel Costas Montaño |
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Niccolai, Juan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian clergyman, Bishop of Tarija |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 16, 1898 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chiazzano , Italy |
| DATE OF DEATH | 18th August 1976 |