Luigi_Conti_(archbishop)

Luigi Conti (archbishop)

Luigi Conti (archbishop)

Italian prelate of the Catholic Church (1941–2021)

Luigi Conti (30 May 1941 – 30 September 2021)[1] was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who was Archbishop of Fermo from 2006 to 2017.

This article is about the local Italian bishop. For the Vatican diplomat, see Luigi Conti (nuncio).

Biography

Luigi Conti was born on 30 May 1941 in Urbania, in the Province of Pesaro, Italy. He studied at the local seminary and the regional seminary in Fano and was ordained a priest on 26 June 1965. He earned his licentiate in theology at the Pontifical Lateran University in 1968. In 1978 he became a priest of the Diocese of Rome.[2]

Pope John Paul II named him Bishop of Macerata-Tolentino-Recanati-Cingoli-Treia on 28 June 1996. He received his episcopal consecration on 21 September.[2]

On 13 April 2006, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him Archbishop of Fermo.[2]

On 3 June 2013, Pope Francis named him Apostolic Administrator of Ascoli Piceno, a position he filled until the installation of Giovanni D’Ercole as the new bishop there on 10 May 2014.[citation needed]

Pope Francis accepted his resignation as Archbishop of Fermo on 14 September 2017.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    Malvatani, Angelica (30 September 2021). "Luigi Conti, morto l'ex vescovo di Fermo. Il dolore dell'arcidiocesi" (in Italian). Il Resto del Carlino. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  2. [2]
    "Rinunce e Nomine, 13.04.2006" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 13 April 2006. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  3. [3]
    "Resignations and Appointments, 14.09.2017" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 14 September 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2019.


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