Nicola Agnozzi
Nicola Agnozzi OFMConv (born November 5, 1911 in Fermo , Italy ; † February 17, 2008 ibid) was Roman Catholic Bishop of Ndola in Zambia and Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia in Italy.
Life
Nicola Agnozzi joined the religious order of the Franciscan Minorites and was ordained a priest on March 18, 1934. He was active in the mission in Zambia and Rhodesia , from 1954 to 1959 in Australia .
In 1962 he was by John XXIII. Appointed titular bishop of Adramyttium and auxiliary bishop in Ndola ( Zambia ). The episcopal ordination on July 1, 1962 gave him Francis Costantin Mazzieri OFMConv ; Co-consecrators were Marcel Daubechies MAfr and Timothy Phelim O'Shea OFMCap .
In 1966 he was appointed by Pope Paul VI. appointed bishop of the Zambian diocese of Ndola and in 1976 bishop of the Italian dioceses of Ariano and Lacedonia. 1986 Pope ordered him John Paul II. To the Bishops of the united diocese Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia .
His resignation was granted in 1988 by John Paul II.
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| Francis Costantin Mazzieri OFMConv |
Bishop of Ndola 1966–1975 |
Dennis Harold De Jong |
| Agapito Simeoni |
Bishop of Lacedonia 1976–1988 |
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Bishop of Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia 1986–1988 |
Antonio Forte OFM |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Agnozzi, Nicola |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Agnozzi, Nicola OFM Conv |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian religious, Roman Catholic bishop |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 5, 1911 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Fermo |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 17, 2008 |
| Place of death | Fermo |