Luciano Nervi
Luciano Nervi SMM (born January 26, 1938 in Sforzatica di Dalmine, Bergamo, † March 8, 2005 ) was Bishop of Mangochi in Malawi .
Life
Nervi attended schools in his home country and then studied theology at the Pontifical Lateran University and literature, journalism and social sciences at the Catholic University of Milan . Then he worked as a teacher in Italy. He was later sent as a missionary to the diocese of Mangochi (Malawi), where he initially worked in the leprosy station in Utale. He was also pastor , regional superior and vicar general . In 1987 he returned to Italy.
On November 20, 2004 he was appointed Bishop of Mangochi by John Paul II . His bishopric was "Ufumu Wanu Udze" (Let your kingdom come). His sky-blue miter, adorned with African symbols, quickly earned him the nickname “the azure bishop”.
Bishop Nervi died on March 8, 2005 of complications from malaria .
Web links
- Entry on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Nervi, Luciano |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian clergyman, Roman Catholic bishop of Mangochi |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 26, 1938 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sforzatica di Dalmine, Bergamo |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 8, 2005 |