Vatican
City, 25 June 2013
(VIS) – Today, the Holy Father appointed Fr. Francesco Piazza as
bishop of Sessa Aurunca (area 338, population 89,800, Catholics
87,800, priests 48, permanent deacons 8, religious 62), Italy. The
bishop-elect was born in Solopaca, Benevento, Italy in 1953 and was
ordained a priest in for the Diocese of Cerreto
Sannita-Telese-Sant’Agata de’ Goti in 1978. Since ordination, he
has served in several pastoral academic, and diocesan-level roles,
most recently, since 2002, as the episcopal vicar for the
Evangelization and Testimonial section and, since 2004, as director
of the Bachelet Centre of Social Studies, which he founded. He is
also a tenured professor in the Pontifical Theological Faculty of
Southern Italy (San Luigi of Naples section), member of the College
of Consultors and of the Presbyteral Council, theologian canon of the
cathedral, master chaplain of the Military Order of Malta, and knight
with the function of prior of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre. He
succeeds Bishop Antonio Napoletano, C.Ss.R., whose resignation from
the pastoral care of the same diocese the Holy Father accepted, upon
having reached the age limit.
Tuesday, June 25, 2013
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