Jump to content

Luigi Ferrando

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Luigi Ferrando
Bishop of Diocese of Bragança do Pará
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
SeeDiocese of Bragança do Pará
In office1996-2016
PredecessorMiguel Maria Giambelli B.
SuccessorJesús María Cizaurre Berdonces O.A.R.
Orders
Ordination1 May 1965
by Mgr Paolo Ghizzoni
Consecration5 May 1996
by Cardinal Ersilio Tonini
Personal details
Born (1941-01-22) 22 January 1941 (age 83)

Luigi Ferrando (Dom Luís; born 22 January 1941) is the emeritus bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bragança do Pará.

Biography

[edit]

Ferrando was born in Agazzano, in the Province of Piacenza. He was ordained priest on 1 May 1965, by the auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Miniato, Paolo Ghizzoni.

On 5 May 1996, Ferrando received episcopal ordination of Bragança do Pará from cardinal Ersilio Tonini. He replaced the previous bishop of Bragança Miguel Maria Giambelli; he was the first non-Barnabite bishop of Bragança from its elevation. Ferrando retired on 17 August 2016.

Awards

[edit]

Ferrando received the "Antonino d'oro" of the Province of Piacenza.[1]

Notes

[edit]
  1. ^ (in Italian) liberta.it Archived 22 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine

Resources

[edit]