Martino Gomiero
Martino Gomiero (born December 7, 1924 in Castelnuovo (Teolo) , Italy , † November 20, 2009 in Sarmeola near Padua ) was the Roman Catholic Bishop of Adria-Rovigo .
Life
Martino Gomiero studied at the seminary in Padua and Veneto and was ordained a priest on July 4, 1948 . After postgraduate studies at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, he was secretary to the Bishop of Padua Girolamo Bartolomeo Bortignon , later rector of the seminary and from 1971 archpriest of Monselice, the "pilgrimage site of the seven churches" (Santuario delle Sette Chiese) .
Pope John Paul II appointed him bishop of the Velletri-Segni diocese on June 5, 1982 . He was ordained episcopal on July 11, 1982, by the Prefect of the Congregation for Bishops , Cardinal Sebastiano Baggio ; Co-consecrators were the former Bishop of Padua, Girolamo Bartolomeo Bortignon OFMCap, and Archbishop Filippo Franceschi , Bishop of Padua. After changing the name of the diocese to a Suburbicarian diocese , the diocese Adria-Rovigo with its seat in Rovigo was transferred to him on May 7, 1988 . On October 11, 2000, his request for retirement was granted by John Paul II.
Web links
- Entry on Martino Gomiero on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on December 21, 2016.
- L'ex vescovo Martino della diocesi di Adria e Rovigo, si è spento all'età di 85 anni. (Italian)
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Giovanni Maria Sartori |
Bishop of Adria-Rovigo 1988-2000 |
Andrea Bruno Mazzocato |
| Dante Bernini |
Bishop of Velletri-Segni 1982–1988 |
Andrea Maria Erba |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gomiero, Martino |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian clergyman, Bishop of Adria-Rovigo |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 7, 1924 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Castelnuovo (Teolo) , Italy |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 20, 2009 |
| Place of death | Sarmeola near Padua |