Alberto Ablondi (18 December 1924 – 21 August 2010) was the
Catholic
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bishop of the
Diocese of Livorno,
Italy
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.
Biography
Born in
Milan, Italy
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, Ablondi was ordained to the priesthood on 31 May 1947. On 9 August 1966, Ablondi was appointed
auxiliary bishop of the Livorno Diocese and was ordained on 1 October 1966. On 7 September 1970, he was appointed
coadjutor bishop
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of the diocese succeeding on 26 September 1970. He retired on 9 December 2000.
See also
References
1924 births
2010 deaths
20th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops
Clergy from Milan
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