Francesco Imberti was the Italian archbishop of the
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vercelli
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vercelli (in Latin, ''Archidioecesis Vercellensis'') is a Latin rite Metropolitan see in northern Italy, one of the two archdioceses which, together with their suffragan dioceses, form the ecclesiastical region ...
from his appointment by
Pope Pius XII on 10 October 1945 until his retirement on 5 September 1966.
Biography
Born in
Racconigi in 1882, he was graduated in theology and ordained priest in 1906. He was
priesthood in
Turin Cathedral
la, Ecclesia Sancti Johannis Baptista
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He was appointed
bishop of Aosta
french: Diocèse d'Aoste
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on 23 July 1932 and
archbishop of Vercelli on 10 October 1945. He was
council father
An ecumenical council, also called general council, is a meeting of bishops and other church authorities to consider and rule on questions of Christian doctrine, administration, discipline, and other matters in which those entitled to vote are ...
during the four sessions of
Second Vatican Council
The Second Ecumenical Council of the Vatican, commonly known as the , or , was the 21st ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church. The council met in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome for four periods (or sessions), each lasting between 8 and ...
. He retired on 7 September 1966 and died on 27 January 1967 at the age of 84.
Cartolina S. Ecc. Mons. Francesco Imberti Arcivescovo di Vercelli 1950 ca
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Bibliography
* Giuseppe Tuninetti, ''In memoriam. Clero della diocesi di Torino defunto dal 1951 al 2007. Vescovi, preti e diaconi'', Torino, Effatà, 2008, pp. 38–39, .
References
External links
''www.catholic-hierarchy.org''
Official Page of archdiocese of Vercelli
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1882 births
Bishops of Aosta
20th-century Italian Roman Catholic archbishops
1967 deaths
People from Racconigi