Antonio Maria De Luca (born 1 July 1956) is an Italian

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bishop and a member of the Redemptionist order. He currently serves as the Bishop of Teggiano-Policastro.

Biography

Antonio Maria De Luca was born on 1 July 1956 in the ''

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'' of

Torre del Greco Torre del Greco (; nap, Torre d' 'o Grieco; "Greek man's Tower") is a '' comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Naples in Italy, with a population of c. 85,000 . The locals are sometimes called ''Corallini'' because of the once plentiful ...

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, Italy.

Priestly ministry

After profession his vows in the

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on 29 September 1973, De Luca took theology and philosophy courses with the

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Castellammare di Stabia Castellammare di Stabia (; nap, Castiellammare 'e Stabbia) is a '' comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania region, in southern Italy. It is situated on the Bay of Naples about southeast of Naples, on the route to Sorrento. History ...

, then obtained a licentiate in moral theology from the

San Luigi Papal Theological Seminary of Southern Italy The San Luigi Papal Theological Seminary of Southern Italy (Italian: ''Pontificia Facoltà Teologica dell'Italia Meridionale, San Luigi'') is an institution of higher learning in Naples, Italy. It is located prominently on via Petrarca in the Posi ...

. He was ordained a priest on 5 July 1981 at the Redemptorist church of Colle Sant'Angelo in Torre del Greco and held numerous positions in the Redemptorist order, working for the propagation of the mission abroad (in

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and Argentina). He then was the director of the Redemptorist missionary school from 1981 to 1990 and was a parish assistant at the Church of SS. Crocifisso in Torre del Greco. From 1990 to 1999, De Luca served as prefect of the students of philosophy and theology at Colle Sant'Angelo. From 1993 to 1999, he was the superior of the community of Redemptorist students and provincial secretary for formation. De Luca served as dean of the twelfth deanery of the Archdiocese of Naples and was director and professor of moral theology at the training school for pastoral workers from 1998 to 2003. From 1999 to 2008, he was the provincial superior for the province of Naples and in 2001 became the president of the Italian Conference for Major Superiors. In 2007, he became the episcopal pro-vicar for consecrated life in the Archdiocese of Naples. He was also a member of the

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and the presbyteral council for the Archdiocese of Naples.

Episcopal ministry

On 26 November 2011,

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appointed him Bishop of Teggiano-Policastro, succeeding Bishop Angelo Spinillo. He was consecrated a bishop on 7 January 2012 in the Naples Cathedral by Cardinal

Crescenzio Sepe Crescenzio Sepe (born 2 June 1943) is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Naples from 2006 to 2020. He served in the Roman Curia as Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples from 2001 to 20 ...

and co-consecrators Archbishop

Joseph William Tobin Joseph William Tobin, CSsR, (born May 3, 1952) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. A member of the Redemptorist order, he has been the archbishop of Archdiocese of Newark in New Jersey, since 2017. He previously served as the ...

and Bishop Angelo Spinillo. As bishop, he took the Latin motto "''dum omni modo Christus adnuntietur''." De Luca took possession of the diocese on 4 February 2012.

References

External links

Diocese of Teggiano-Policastro

Profile on diocese's website

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