Gianfranco Saba is from 27 June 2017[1] the elected Archbishop of Sassari.[2]
His Excellency Gian Franco Saba | |
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| Archbishop of Sassari | |
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| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Sassari |
| In office | 27 June 2017 |
| Predecessor | Paolo Mario Virgilio Atzei, O.F.M.Conv. |
| Previous post(s) | Rector of diocesan Seminary, Sassari Rector of Regional pontifical Seminary of Sardinia |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 23 October 1993 |
| Consecration | 13 September 2017 by Sebastiano Sanguinetti |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 September 1968 |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Faculty of Theology of Sardinia Patristic Institute Augustinianum Institut Catholique de Paris |
| Motto | Dilectione amplectere Deum |
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| Styles of Gian Franco Saba | |
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| Reference style | The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Monsignor |
| Posthumous style | none |
Family life
editGianfranco Saba was born in Olbia in 1968, and was ordained as a priest in 1993. He continued his theological studies at Pontifical Faculty of Theology of Sardinia, and specialized at Patristic Institute Augustinianum. He also specialized at Institut Catholique de Paris.
He was rector of diocesan Seminary of Sassari and from 2000 to 2015 he was rector of Regional pontifical Seminary of Sardinia.
Ministry
editOn 27 June 2017 Pope Francis appointed him as the new Archbishop of Sassari. He was consecrated on 13 September 2017 by bishop of Ozieri Sebastiano Sanguinetti and installed on October 1 2017.
In November 2024, Saba announced Pope Francis' judgment expelling Argentine priest, Fernando María Cornet from clerical state for schism (1983 Code of Canon Law Canons 751 & 1364) due to his “Habemus Antipapam?” publication.[3]
Publications
edit- Il dialogo sul sacerdozio di Giovanni Crisostomo: sintesi tra paideia classica e paideia cristiana?, Bologna, Dehoniana Libri, 2012, ISBN 978-88-89386-44-6.
- Scienze religiose e processo euromediterraneo, curatela, Soveria Mannelli, Rubbettino, 2009, ISBN 978-88-498-2850-4.
- Albino Morera: l'uomo e il pastore nel contesto socio-religioso nella Diocesi di Tempio-Ampurias, curatela con Angelo Setzi, Soveria Mannelli, Rubbettino, 2004, ISBN 88-498-0646-9.
References
edit- ^ Rinuncia dell’Arcivescovo Metropolita di Sassari (Italia) e nomina del successore
- ^ Mons. Saba nuovo arcivescovo di Sassari
- ^ Villar, Julieta (November 19, 2024). "Pope Francis laicizes schismatic Argentine priest". Catholic News Agency. Retrieved November 20, 2024.