Leonardo Bernacchi

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Leonardo Mario Bernacchi Silvano OFM (born January 9, 1933 in Chiusi della Verna , Tuscany , Italy ; † April 10, 2012 in Camiri , Santa Cruz Department , Bolivia ) was Vicar Apostolic of Camiri .

Life

Leonardo Mario Bernacchi joined the religious order of the Franciscans in and put on 15 August 1950 professed from. He was ordained a priest on June 29, 1958, and served a mission to Bolivia on July 7, 1960 .

Pope John Paul II appointed him Titular Bishop of Tabaicara and Vicar Apostolic of Cuevo on November 17, 1993 (renamed Camiri in 2003). The Apostolic Nuncio in Bolivia , Giovanni Tonucci , donated him episcopal ordination on March 20 of the next year ; Co- consecrators were Julio Terrazas Sandoval CSsR , Archbishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra , and Bernardino Rivera Álvarez OFM, Auxiliary Bishop in Potosí .

On July 15, 2009, Pope Benedict XVI. his age-related resignation.

The Apostolic Vicariate Camiri (until 2003: Apostolic Vicariate Cuevo) covers an area of ​​100,000 km 2 and is mainly inhabited by the Guaraní tribes as well as mestizos and small groups from the indigenous tribes of the Quechua , Mataco , Toba , Ayoreo and Tapieté . Leonardo Mario Bernacchi Silvano was committed to the Guaraní people and founded the local radio station Radio Parapetí and the TV channel Canal 4 in Camiri , which he later handed over to the Guaraníes. He also worked for the TEKO-Guaraní educational program. He initiated the construction of schools and dining rooms for children. He supported the presence of the Universidad Salesiana de Bolivia - USALESIANA in Camri.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ "Misionero franciscano italiano obispo de Camiri, en Bolivia" ( Memento of the original from September 6, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Zenit, July 15, 2009 (Spanish) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.zenit.org
  2. ^ "Pope Benedict XVI appoints a new bishop for the Apostolic Vicariate Camiri" , Diocese of Hildesheim , July 15, 2009
  3. ↑ "Apostolic Vicariate Cuevo, Bolivia" ( Memento of the original from December 19, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Franciscans , accessed April 13, 2012 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.ofm.org
  4. ↑ Javier Ochoa: "Muere el impulsor y fundador de radio Parapetí de Camiri"  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Periódico Digital ERBOL, April 13, 2012 (Spanish)@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.erbol.com.bo  

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predecessor Office successor
Giovanni Décimo Pellegrini OFM Apostolic Vicar of Cuevo / Camiri
1993–2009 		Francisco Focardi Mazzocchi OFM
personal data
SURNAME Bernacchi, Leonardo
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bernacchi Silvano, Leonardo Mario (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian religious and missionary, Vicar Apostolic of Camiri
DATE OF BIRTH January 9, 1933
PLACE OF BIRTH Chiusi della Verna , Tuscany, Italy
DATE OF DEATH April 10, 2012
Place of death Camiri , Santa Cruz Department , Bolivia