Domenico Maria Mezzadri (11 August 1889 – 8 December 1936) was the
Italian Bishop of the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Chioggia from his appointment by
Pope Benedict XV on 2 July 1920 until his death on 8 December 1936.
Biography
Born in
San Rocco al Porto
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in 1867, Mezzadri was ordained a Catholic priest on 11 August 1889; he was a priest in three parishes of the
Diocese of Lodi. He was appointed
bishop of
Chioggia on 2 July 1920 and ordained Bishop on 22 August 1920.
During his ministry as bishop he celebrated the first diocesan Eucharistic Congress, in 1923, and two pastoral visits, in 1922 and 1930, respectively. In 1927 he reopened the church of San Michele Brondolo for worship and in 1935 he consecrated the little church of the
Capuchins in the cemetery of
Chioggia.
He instituted a diocesan council of the Catholic movement.
He governed the diocese until his death on 8 December 1936 and was buried in the
diocesan cathedral with his predecessors.
In
Caselle Landi and
Sant'Angelo Lodigiano, where he was
parson at the beginning of 20th century, it has been dedicated a square and a street to him.
References
External links
Profile of Mons. Mezzadri''www.catholic-hierarchy.org''
Official Page of diocese of Chioggia
1867 births
20th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops
1936 deaths
People from the Province of Lodi
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