Pietro Meloni
Pietro Meloni (born August 31, 1935 in Sassari ) is the former bishop of Nuoro .
Life
Pietro Meloni was ordained a priest on June 28, 1968 . Pope John Paul II appointed him Bishop of Tempio-Ampurias on June 9, 1983 .
The Cardinal Prefect of the Congregation for Bishops , Cardinal Sebastiano Baggio , ordained him episcopal on September 10th of the same year ; Co- consecrators were Salvatore Isgró , Archbishop of Sassari , and Paolo Carta , Senior Archbishop of Sassari.
On April 16, 1992 he was appointed Bishop of Nuoro. On April 21, 2011, Pope Benedict XVI. his age-related retirement.
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predecessor | Office | successor |
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Giovanni Melis Fois |
Bishop of Nuoro 1992–2011 |
Mosè Marcia |
Carlo Urru |
Bishop of Ampurias e Tempio 1983-1992 |
Paolo Mario Virgilio Atzei OFMConv |
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Meloni, Pietro |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian clergyman, bishop emeritus of Nuoro |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 31, 1935 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Sassari |