Vincenzo Franco (1 June 1917 – 4 March 2016) was an Italian prelate of
Roman Catholic Church
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. He was one of oldest Roman Catholic bishops and Italian bishops.
Franco was born in Trani, Italy and was ordained a priest on 6 July 1947. Franco was appointed bishop of
Anglona-Tursi Diocese on 12 December 1974 and consecrated on 26 January 1975. Franco was then appointed bishop of the
Diocese of Otranto
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Otranto (Latin: ''Archidioecesis Hydruntina'') is a see of the Catholic Church in Italy. The seat of the diocese is at Otranto Cathedral in the city of Otranto, Apulia. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of ...
on 27 January 1981 and remained there until his retirement on 8 April 1993.
External links
Catholic-HierarchyAnglona Site
(Italian)
Ortanto Site
(Italian)
20th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops
1917 births
2016 deaths
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