Paolo Bizzeti

Paolo Bizzeti SJ (born September 22, 1947 in Florence , Italy ) is an Italian religious and apostolic vicar of Anatolia .

Life

Paolo Bizzeti occurred on 22 November 1966, the religious order of the Jesuits in and received on 21 June 1975 in Bologna, the sacrament of Holy Orders . He received his doctorate with a humanities thesis on wisdom. On June 12, 1982, Bizzeti made perpetual profession . In 1993 he was the founder of AMO (Amici del Medio Oriente), which deals with religious issues in the Middle East. He was the first rector of the Villa San Giuseppe , one of the Center for Spirituality in Bologna.

He was rector of the Patavina Residentia Antonianum , a Jesuit study center for aspiring clergy, and is director of the Centro Giovanile Antonianum , the center for the formation of the laity in Padua.

On 14 August 2015 it appointed Pope Francis to the titular bishop of Tabae and ordered him Vicar Apostolic of Anatolia. He was ordained bishop by the secretary of the Congregation for the Eastern Churches , Archbishop Cyril Vasiľ SJ, on November 1st of the same year. Co- consecrators were the Archbishop of Ravenna-Cervia , Lorenzo Ghizzoni , and the Bishop of Padua , Claudio Cipolla . The inauguration took place four weeks later.

On July 8, 2019, the Pope appointed him a member of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life for five years .

Bizzeti has published several papers on youth issues and biblical spirituality.

Fonts

Il libro della Sapienza: struttura e genere letterario , Paideia Brescia 1984 1982
La Turchia: guida per i cristiani , Edizioni Dehoniane Bologna 1990, together with Marco Pratesi
Il favo stillante: lectio divina sugli Atti degli Apostoli , Lipa Roma 1998
Fino ai confini estremi: meditazioni sugli Atti degli , Edizioni Dehoniane Bologna 2008
Meditazioni sugli Atti degli apostoli , Edizioni Dehoniane Bologna 2009
Turchia. Guida biblica, patristica, archeologica e turistica , Edizioni Dehoniane Bologna 2014, ISBN 9788810820995

Web links

Entry on Paolo Bizzeti on catholic-hierarchy.org
Catechesis with Paolo Bizzeti (it.)
Interview LA FELICITA 'DEI GESUITI with Paolo Bizzeti (Video You Tube; it.)

Individual evidence

↑ Padre Bizzeti nuovo vicario di Anatolia. Avvenire, August 14, 2015, accessed August 14, 2015 (Italian).
^ Nomina del Vicario Apostolico di Anatolia (Turchia). In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , August 14, 2015, accessed August 14, 2015 (Italian).
↑ New Bishop for Anatolia: Tradition of Tolerance. In: World Church News. Vatican Radio , August 14, 2015, accessed on August 14, 2015 .
^ Nomina di Membri della Congregazione per gli Istituti di vita consacrata e le Società di vita apostolica. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , July 8, 2019, accessed July 9, 2019 (Italian).

predecessor	Office	successor
Luigi Padovese OFMCap	Vicar Apostolic of Anatolia since 2015	...

personal data
SURNAME	Bizzeti, Paolo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Italian religious and vicar apostolic of Anatolia
DATE OF BIRTH	September 22, 1947
PLACE OF BIRTH	Florence , Italy

[1] Padre Bizzeti nuovo vicario di Anatolia. Avvenire, August 14, 2015, accessed August 14, 2015 (Italian).

[2] Nomina del Vicario Apostolico di Anatolia (Turchia). In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , August 14, 2015, accessed August 14, 2015 (Italian).

[3] New Bishop for Anatolia: Tradition of Tolerance. In: World Church News. Vatican Radio , August 14, 2015, accessed on August 14, 2015 .

[4] Nomina di Membri della Congregazione per gli Istituti di vita consacrata e le Società di vita apostolica. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , July 8, 2019, accessed July 9, 2019 (Italian).