Benito Gennaro Franceschetti (June 14, 1935 – February 4, 2005) was a

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archbishop. Ordained to the priesthood in 1960, Franceschetti was appointed archbishop of the

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, in 1997. He died while still in office.Benito Gennaro Franceschetti
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1935 births 2005 deaths Archbishops of Fermo 20th-century Italian Roman Catholic archbishops {{Italy-RC-archbishop-stub