Franco Lovignana
| Franco Lovignana | |
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| Bishop of Diocese of Aosta | |
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| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| See | Diocese of Aosta |
| In office | 2011 – present |
| Predecessor | Giuseppe Anfossi |
| Orders | |
| Ordination |
June 21, 1980 by Bishop Ovidio Lari |
| Consecration |
December 18, 2011 by Archbishop Cesare Nosiglia |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
November 22, 1957 Aosta |
| Nationality | Italy |
| Coat of arms |
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| Styles of Franco Lovignana | |
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| Reference style | The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Monsignor |
| Posthumous style | none |
Franco Lovignana (born November 22, 1957) is the bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Aosta. He is the first native-bishop of Aosta since 1968.[1]
Biography
He entered the seminary in Aosta in 1971 and was ordained priest on 1981. In 1983 he obtained he graduated in Sacred Theology at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas.
From October 1984 to 2005 was professor of theology at the seminary of Aosta. Since October 1995, episcopal vicar for the pastoral and canonic of collegiate of Saints Peter and Ursus of Aosta and, since April 29, 2003, prior of the same church. Since 2004 vicar general of the diocese of Aosta.
References
- ↑ "Mons. Franco Lovignana è Vescovo di Aosta". http://www.aostasera.it/. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
Resources
| Preceded by Giuseppe Anfossi |
Bishop of Aosta 1994–2011 – |
Succeeded by – |
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