Francesco Sarego (born August 1, 1939, in
Cologna Veneta
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) was an
Italian
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clergyman and
bishop
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for the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Goroka
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. He was appointed bishop in 1995. He retired in 2016.
See also
*
Catholic Church in Poland
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References
External links
1939 births
Living people
Italian Roman Catholic bishops
Roman Catholic bishops of Goroka
People from Cologna Veneta
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