Pier Giacomo Grampa
Pier Giacomo Grampa (born October 28, 1936 in Busto Arsizio , Province of Varese , Italy ) is emeritus Roman Catholic Bishop of Lugano .
Life
Grampa studied first at the seminary of Venegono Inferiore , then at that of Lugano and finally at the theological faculty of the University of Innsbruck . On December 6, 1959, he was ordained a priest by Bishop Francesco Maggi in the San Nicolao Church of Lugano . From 1965 to 1975 he was Vice Rector of the Diocesan High School and the Collegio Papio in Ascona , where he taught religion, philosophy and history, and in 1975 he was pastor of Moghegno and Aurigeno in the Maggia Valley .
In 1979 he succeeded Amédée Grab as rector of the Collegio Papio and also taught religion, ethics and political science. On August 16, 1995, he was appointed chaplain to His Holiness ( Monsignor ). In 2001 he was appointed archpriest of Ascona.
Pope John Paul II appointed Pier Giacomo Grampa Bishop of Lugano on December 18, 2003. On January 25, 2004 he received the episcopal ordination by the Apostolic Nuncio in Switzerland, Pier Giacomo De Nicolò ; Co-consecrators were Grampa's predecessor as bishop of Lugano, Ernesto Togni , and Amédée grave, Bishop of Chur .
Grampa's motto is Patiens in Adversis ( Latin for "patiently in adversity"). He is the Grand Chancellor of the Theological Faculty of Lugano .
Pier Giacomo Grampa has been a member of the Order of Knights of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem and its Grand Prior of the Swiss Lieutenancy since 1998 . On May 12, 2018, Charles Morerod OP , Bishop of Lausanne, Geneva and Friborg , will succeed him in the office of Grand Prior.
On November 4, 2013, Pope Francis accepted Pier Giacomo Grampa's resignation because of his age.
Web links
- Entry on Pier Giacomo Grampa on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on April 5, 2018.
- Works by and about Pier Giacomo Grampa in the catalog of the Swiss National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ Annuario Pontificio per l'anno 1996 , Città del Vaticano 1996, p. 2192.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Giuseppe Torti |
Bishop of Lugano 2004–2013 |
Valerio Lazzeri |
| Henri Cardinal Schwery |
 Grand Prior of the Swiss Lieutenancy of the Order of the Knights of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem 2007–2018 |
Charles Morerod |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Grampa, Pier Giacomo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian clergyman, emeritus Roman Catholic bishop of Lugano |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 28, 1936 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Busto Arsizio , Varese Province , Italy |