Gerardo Pierro

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Gerardo Pierro
Archbishop Emeritus of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno
Primate of the Kingdom of Naples
Archdiocese Salerno-Campagna-Acerno
Appointed25 May 1992
Term ended10 June 2010
Predecessor Guerino Grimaldi
Successor Luigi Moretti
Other posts Primate of the Kingdom of Naples
Orders
Ordination21 December 1957
Consecration2 August 1981
by  Sebastiano Cardinal Baggio
Personal details
Born (1935-04-26) April 26, 1935 (age 85)
Mercato San Severino, Province of Salerno, Campania
NationalityItalian
Denomination Roman Catholic
Previous post Bishop of Avellino (1987-1992)
Bishop of Tursi-Lagonegro (1981-1987)

Gerardo Pierro is an Italian ordinary of the Catholic Church. He served as the Bishop of Tursi-Lagonegro, as the Bishop of Avellino, and as the Archbishop of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno. In this latter role, he simultaneously held the title of Primate of the Kingdom of Naples. [1]

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Biography

After studying at the Archdiocesan Seminary of Salerno and the Pontifical Regional Seminary in Salerno, Pierro was ordained a priest by Demetrio Moscato, Archbishop of Salerno, on 21 December 1957.

On 14 August 1960, he was appointed a parish priest of the Church of San Nicola di Bari in Coperchia di Pellezzano, where he remained until 6 September 1981 when he became Bishop of Tursi-Lagonegro. On 18 November 1974, Pierro received a degree in theology from Pontificia Facoltà Teologica "S. Luigi" (the Pontifical Theological Faculty "San Luigi") in the Posillipo quarter of Naples. He then taught religion at the "G. Da Procida" high school in Salerno and dogmatic theology at the Pontifical Seminary of Salerno's Institute of Religious Sciences.

He was then diocesan president of the Apostolic Union of the Clergy, regional vice delegate, and national counselor of the same organization. [2]

Episcopal ministry

On 26 June 1981, Pierro was elected Bishop of Tursi-Lagonegro, receiving his episcopal consecration from Cardinal Sebastiano Baggio on 2 August in the Salerno Cathedral. He was then elected Bishop of Avellino on 28 February 1987. On 25 May 1992, he was promoted to Metropolitan Archbishop of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno.

In July 2008, Pierro was delivered a notice of investigation for fraud against the state and misuse of property. In May 2010, he was indicted along with others. Pope Benedict accepted his resignation from pastoral government of the Archdiocese of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno called upon Luigi Moretti, the Vicegerent Archbishop of the Diocese of Rome, to succeed him. [2]

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References

  1. "Archbishop Gerardo Pierro". Catholic-Hierarchy.org . Retrieved 1 January 2017.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  2. 1 2 "Biografia dell'Arcivescovo Emerito" [Biography of Archbishop Emeritus]. Diocese of Salerno. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Vincenzo Franco
Bishop of Tursi-Lagonegro
1981–1987
Succeeded by
Rocco Talucci
Preceded by
Pasquale Venezia
Bishop of Avellino
1987–1992
Succeeded by
Antonio Forte
Preceded by
Guerino Grimaldi
Archbishop of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno
1992–2010
Succeeded by
Luigi Moretti
Primate of the Kingdom of Naples
1992–2010