Paul Albera

Paul Albera SDB ( Italian : Paolo , born June 6, 1845 in None ; † October 29, 1921 ) was Superior General of the Salesian Order of Don Bosco from 1910 to 1921 .

Life

Paul Albera was born on June 6, 1845 in None (between Turin and Pinerolo in Piedmont / Italy). In October 1858 he met Don Johannes Bosco for the first time and entered his oratorio in Turin. Already on May 1, 1860, the only fifteen-year-old student was allowed to live according to the rules of the Salesians of Don Bosco , on October 27, 1861 he was dressed as a cleric and on May 14, 1862 he was one of the first 22 Salesians of Don Bosco, who publicly take their vows. He was ordained a priest on August 2, 1868. In 1871, when he was only twenty-six, he became director of the Salesian house in Marassi , and a year later in Sampierdarena near Genoa . In 1881 he went to France as Provincial and remained so until 1892, when he was called back to Turin by Don Bosco's successor. In 1900 he became Don Michael Rua's representative for the American continent. In 1910, after Rua's death, on August 16, he himself became the third successor of Don Bosco and remained so until he died on October 29, 1921. The First World War falls during his term of office .

Honors

The following are named after him:

• Via Paolo Alberà in Rome
• Via Paolo Albera in Mileto
• Piazza Don Paolo Albera in Turin

predecessor	Office	successor
Michael Rua	Superior General of the Salesians Don Bosco 1910–1921	Philipp Rinaldi