Luigi Carlo Borromeo (26 October 1893 – 4 July 1975) was the Italian Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pesaro from his appointment by Pope Pius XII on 28 December 1952 until his death on 4 July 1975.
Luigi Carlo Borromeo | |
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| Bishop of Pesaro | |
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| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| See | Roman Catholic Diocese of Pesaro |
| In office | 1952–1975 |
| Predecessor | Bonaventura Porta |
| Successor | Gaetano Michetti |
| Previous post(s) | Auxiliary bishop of Lodi |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 30 March 1918 |
| Consecration | 2 December 1951 by Mgr Pietro Calchi Novati |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 October 1893 |
| Died | 4 July 1975 (aged 81) Pesaro,  Italy |
| Buried | Pesaro Cathedral |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
| Occupation | bishop |
| Profession | priest |
| Styles of Luigi Carlo Borromeo | |
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| Reference style | His Excellency |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
Biography
editBorn in Graffignana[1] in 1893, Borromeo was ordained a Catholic priest on 20 March 1918. He was appointed Auxiliary bishop of Lodi on 4 November 1951 and was ordained titular Bishop of Choma on 2 December 1951.
He was appointed bishop of Pesaro[2] on 28 December 1952. He was council father during the four sessions of Second Vatican Council, and in Pesaro, in 1971, he consecrated the new parish dedicated to St. Charles Borromeo.[3]
Bishop Luigi Carlo Borromeo died at Policlinico San Matteo on 4 July 1975, at the age of 81.
Bibliography
edit- Ernestus Preziosi; "La marea che sale…" Mons. Luigi Borromeo vescovo di Pesaro e l’apertura a sinistra; Pisaurum; From: Frammenti. Quaderni per la ricerca, n. 11/2007.
Gallery
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Bishop Borromeo's grave, in Pesaro Cathedral
References
editExternal links
edit- Profile of Mons. Borromeo www.catholic-hierarchy.org
- Official Page of diocese of Pesaro
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