Renato Spallanzani
Renato Spallanzani (born November 1, 1910 in Scandiano ; † May 17, 2001 ) was Bishop of Palestrina .
Life
Renato Spallanzani was ordained a priest on July 12, 1936 .
Pope Paul VI appointed him on September 8, 1964 auxiliary bishop in Viterbo e Tuscania and titular bishop of Mazaca . The vicegerente for the diocese of Rome , Luigi Cardinal Traglia , donated him the episcopal ordination on October 11th of the same year ; Co- consecrators were Filippo Pocci , auxiliary bishop in Rome , and Giuseppe Bonacini , bishop of Bertinoro .
He attended the third and fourth sessions of the Second Vatican Council . The Pope appointed him auxiliary bishop in the diocese of Pitigliano-Sovana-Orbetello in 1967 . On April 23, 1970 he was appointed auxiliary bishop in Siena and on March 18, 1972, bishop of Alghero . On October 7, 1975 he was appointed Bishop of Palestrina . On April 2, 1986, John Paul II accepted his age-related resignation.
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| Pietro Severi |
Bishop of Palestrina 1975–1986 |
Pietro Garlato |
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Spallanzani, Renato |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian clergyman, Catholic bishop |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 1, 1910 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Scandiano |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 17, 2001 |