Monsignor Luigi Negri | |
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Archbishop of Ferrara-Comacchio | |
Church | Roman Catholic Church |
Archdiocese | Ferrara-Comacchio |
Installed | 1 December 2012 |
Term ended | 15 February 2017 |
Predecessor | Paolo Rabitti |
Successor | Gian Carlo Perego |
Orders | |
Ordination | 28 June 1972 by Giovanni Colombo |
Consecration | 7 May 2005 by Dionigi Tettamanzi |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Died | 31 December 2021 Milan, Italy | (aged 80)
Education | Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore |
Coat of arms |
Luigi Negri (26 November 1941 – 31 December 2021) was an Italian Roman Catholic prelate, theologian, and academic. [1]
Born on 26 November 1941 in Milan, Negri attended the Liceo classico Giovanni Berchet , where he was taught by Luigi Giussani, among others. In 1965, he graduated from the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore with a degree in philosophy. On 28 June 1972, he was ordained a priest by Giovanni Colombo.
On 17 March 2005, Negri was named Bishop of San Marin-Montefeldro by Pope John Paul II, succeeding Paolo Rabitti . [2] His episcopal ordination took place on 7 May in the Milan Cathedral and was led by Dionigi Tettamanzi. Fifteen days later, he officially took office in the Duomo di Pennabilli . On 1 December 2012, he was named Archbishop of Ferrara-Comacchio by Pope Benedict XVI. [3] On 3 March 2013, he took possession of the Archdiocese in the Ferrara Cathedral. He resigned due to age limit on 15 February 2017 and was succeeded by Gian Carlo Perego .
Negri died in Milan on 31 December 2021, at the age of 80. [4]
Monsignor Luigi Negri | |
---|---|
Archbishop of Ferrara-Comacchio | |
Church | Roman Catholic Church |
Archdiocese | Ferrara-Comacchio |
Installed | 1 December 2012 |
Term ended | 15 February 2017 |
Predecessor | Paolo Rabitti |
Successor | Gian Carlo Perego |
Orders | |
Ordination | 28 June 1972 by Giovanni Colombo |
Consecration | 7 May 2005 by Dionigi Tettamanzi |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Died | 31 December 2021 Milan, Italy | (aged 80)
Education | Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore |
Coat of arms |
Luigi Negri (26 November 1941 – 31 December 2021) was an Italian Roman Catholic prelate, theologian, and academic. [1]
Born on 26 November 1941 in Milan, Negri attended the Liceo classico Giovanni Berchet , where he was taught by Luigi Giussani, among others. In 1965, he graduated from the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore with a degree in philosophy. On 28 June 1972, he was ordained a priest by Giovanni Colombo.
On 17 March 2005, Negri was named Bishop of San Marin-Montefeldro by Pope John Paul II, succeeding Paolo Rabitti . [2] His episcopal ordination took place on 7 May in the Milan Cathedral and was led by Dionigi Tettamanzi. Fifteen days later, he officially took office in the Duomo di Pennabilli . On 1 December 2012, he was named Archbishop of Ferrara-Comacchio by Pope Benedict XVI. [3] On 3 March 2013, he took possession of the Archdiocese in the Ferrara Cathedral. He resigned due to age limit on 15 February 2017 and was succeeded by Gian Carlo Perego .
Negri died in Milan on 31 December 2021, at the age of 80. [4]