Luigi Carlo Borromeo (26 October 1893 – 4 July 1975) was the

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Bishop of the

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from his appointment by Pope Pius XII on 28 December 1952 until his death on 4 July 1975.

Biography

Born in Graffignana in 1893, Borromeo was ordained a Catholic priest on 20 March 1918. He was appointed Auxiliary bishop of Lodi on 4 November 1951 and was ordained titular Bishop of Choma on 2 December 1951. He was appointed bishop of Pesaro on 28 December 1952. He was

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during the four sessions of

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, and in Pesaro, in 1971, he consecrated the new parish dedicated to

St. Charles Borromeo Charles Borromeo ( it, Carlo Borromeo; la, Carolus Borromeus; 2 October 1538 – 3 November 1584) was the Archdiocese of Milan, Archbishop of Milan from 1564 to 1584 and a Cardinal (Catholicism), cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was a lead ...

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/ref> Bishop Luigi Carlo Borromeo died on 4 July 1975, at the age of 81.

Bibliography

* Ernestus Preziosi; "''La marea che sale…''" Mons. Luigi Borromeo vescovo di Pesaro e l’apertura a sinistra; Pisaurum; From: ''Frammenti. Quaderni per la ricerca'', n. 11/2007.

References

External links

''www.catholic-hierarchy.org''
Official Page of diocese of Pesaro
1893 births Bishops and archbishops of Pesaro 20th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops 1975 deaths People from the Province of Lodi Auxiliary bishops of Lodi {{20C-Italy-RC-bishop-stub