Franco Agostinelli

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His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Franco Agostinelli
Bishop emeritus of Prato
Inaugurazione rampa del duomo 5-1-2013 (2) (vescovo Agostinelli).jpg
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Prato
Appointed29 September 2012
Installed25 November 2013
Term ended15 May 2019
Predecessor Gastone Simoni
Previous post(s) Bishop of Grosseto (2001–2012)
Personal details
Born (1944-01-01) 1 January 1944 (age 80)
Arezzo, Kingdom of Italy
NationalityItalian
MottoIn verbo tuo
Coat of arms Coat of arms of Franco Agostinelli.svg
Ordination history of
Franco Agostinelli
History
Priestly ordination
Ordained by Telesforo Giovanni Cioli
Date9 June 1968
PlaceParish of San Marco alla Sella (Diocese of Arezzo-Cortona-Sansepolcro)
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator John Paul II
Co-consecrators Leonardo Sandri
Robert Sarah
Date6 January 2002
Place St. Peter's Basilica

Franco Agostinelli (born 1 January 1944) is a retired Italian prelate who served as Bishop of Prato and Bishop of Grosseto.

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Biography

Franco Agostinelli was born on 1 January 1944 in Arezzo, a comune in Tuscany, Italy. He was ordained a priest on 9 June 1968 by Telesforo Giovanni Cioli, the Bishop of Arezzo, in the Parish of San Marco alla Sella after studying at the seminary of Arezzo. [1]

After graduating from the Pontifical Lateran University, where he received his licentiate in dogmatic theology in 1970, Agostinelli continued his studies at the Pontifical Alphonsian Academy, where he received a degree in moral theology in 1972. He first served in the Diocese of Arezzo as the vicar coadjutor of the cathedral and then as a parish priest of the Parish of the Sacred Heart. In 1984, he became the episcopal vicar for pastoral care and director of the catechetical office. He served as rector of the diocesan seminary from 1992 to 1994, and in 1997, he was appointed vicar general of the Diocese of Arezzo-Cortona-Sansepolcro and was confirmed in the position in 1999 by the new bishop, Gualtiero Bassetti. [1]

On 17 November 2001, Agostinelli was appointed the Bishop of Grosseto, and received his episcopal consecration from Pope John Paul II on 6 January 2002 in St. Peter's Basilica, with Cardinals Leonardo Sandri and Robert Sarah acting as co-consecrators. On 3 February 2002, he took possession of the Laurentian cathedra, officially taking charge of the diocese. [1]

During a pastoral visit launched in 2007, he came to the attention of the national Italian press. While visiting the quartiere of Barbanella in the city of Grosseto, he visited the local community of Arcigay. Agostinelli maintained that it was his practice to appraise himself of all Catholic and non-Catholic institutions within his diocese. [2] Acrigay interpreted the visit as an endorsement of homosexual relationships by the bishop. At the meeting, Aurelio Mancuso, the national president of Arcigay, was present along with numerous journalists. [3]

Following attention by the media, Agostineli renounced the visit, saying that it had been exploited, and said that he would carry out another visit without any political or media interference. [4] Agostinelli continued to demonstrate openness to dialogue with homosexual communities, meeting with other organizations over the years.

On 29 September 2012, he was appointed the Bishop of Prato by Pope Benedict XVI and was installed in the diocese on 25 November 2013. [1]

Pope Francis accepted his resignation on 15 May 2019. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Franco Agostinelli". diocesiprato.it. Archived from the original on 11 July 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ↑ Poli, Simona (17 October 2007). "Grosseto, il vescovo va dall' Arcigay" [Grosseto, the bishop goes to Arcigay]. La Repubblica (in Italian). Archived from the original on 5 February 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "Grosseto. Il Vescovo Visita la Sede di Acrigay" [Grosseto. The bishop visits the seat of Acrigay]. gaynews.it (in Italian). 17 October 2007. Archived from the original on 17 November 2007.
  4. ↑ Marco, Galluzzo (18 October 2007). "Gay, il vescovo diserta l' incontro «Non voglio essere strumentalizzato" [Gay, the bishop deserted the meeting "I do not want to be exploited"]. Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Archived from the original on 31 December 2015.
  5. ↑ "Resignations and Appointments, 15.05.2019" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Grosseto
2001–2012		Succeeded by
Preceded by Bishop of Prato
2012–Present		Incumbent
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