Andrea Pangrazio (1 September 1909 – 2 June 2005) was an

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bishop. He belonged to the Pangrazio family of

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. He became Archbishop of Gorizia.

Life

On 3 July 1932 Pangrazio became an ordained priest of Padova, Italy. Twenty-one years later, on 26 August 1953, he was appointed Coadjutor Bishop of

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and Titular Bishop of Caesarea in Thessalia (it was still the practice that a Coadjutor was named to a titular see). On 19 May 1955 Pangrazio was appointed Coadjutor Bishop of

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. Four years later, on 10 February 1959, Pangrazio succeeded to the see of Livorno, Italy at the age of 49. On 4 April 1962 he was appointed Archbishop of Gorizia e Gradisca, Italy. Five years later, on 2 February 1967, he was appointed Archbishop (personal title) of Porto e Santa Rufina, Italy. This was the highest position he would achieve in the Church hierarchy. He held the position for 17 years before retiring on 7 December 1984, at the age of 75. Twenty-one years later, on 2 June 2005, Andrea Pangrazio died and is buried within the church in Porto e Santa Rufina, Italy.

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* (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) {{DEFAULTSORT:Pangrazio, Andrea 20th-century Italian Roman Catholic archbishops Participants in the Second Vatican Council 1909 births 2005 deaths Roman Catholic archbishops of Gorizia