Mario Oliveri
Mario Oliveri (born January 22, 1944 in Campo Ligure , Province of Genoa , Italy ) is an Italian clergyman and emeritus Roman Catholic bishop of Albenga-Imperia .
Life
Mario Oliveri was ordained a priest on June 29, 1968 .
Pope John Paul II appointed him Bishop of Albenga-Imperia on October 6, 1990. The Archbishop of Genoa , Giovanni Cardinal Canestri , gave him episcopal ordination on November 4th of the same year; Co -consecrators were Archbishop Luigi Poggi , Apostolic Nuncio in Italy, and Giuseppe Dell'Omo , Bishop Emeritus of Acqui . As a motto he chose Fides et pax .
Oliveri was accused of vigorously defending a priest convicted of sexually abusing an altar boy and sentenced to seven years and eight months in prison.
With Guglielmo Borghetti he was appointed a coadjutor bishop on January 10, 2015 . When Pope Francis accepted his early resignation on September 1, 2016, he succeeded him as Bishop of Albenga-Imperia.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Francis accepts the resignation of a controversial bishop. kath.net from September 2, 2016
- ^ Rinuncia e successione del Vescovo di Albenga-Imperia (Italia). In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , September 1, 2016, accessed September 1, 2016 (Italian).
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Alessandro Piazza |
Bishop of Albenga-Imperia 1990-2016 |
Guglielmo Borghetti |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Oliveri, Mario |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian clergyman, emeritus Roman Catholic Bishop of Albenga-Imperia |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 22, 1944 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Campo Ligure |