Gian Franco Saba

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His Excellency

Gian Franco Saba
Archbishop of Sassari
Church Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese Sassari
In officeJune 27, 2017
Predecessor Paolo Mario Virgilio Atzei, O.F.M.Conv.
Orders
OrdinationOctober 23, 1993
ConsecrationSeptember 13, 2017
by  Sebastiano Sanguinetti
Personal details
Born (1968-09-20) September 20, 1968 (age 52)
Olbia
NationalityItaly
Previous postRector of diocesan Seminary, Sassari
Rector of Regional pontifical Seminary of Sardinia
Alma mater Pontifical Faculty of Theology of Sardinia
Patristic Institute Augustinianum
Institut Catholique de Paris
MottoDilectione amplectere Deum
Coat of arms Coat of arms of Gian Franco Saba.svg
Styles of
Gian Franco Saba
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Reference style The Most Reverend
Spoken style Your Excellency
Religious style Monsignor
Posthumous stylenone

Gianfranco Saba is from 27 June 2017 [1] the elected Archbishop of Sassari. [2]

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Family life

Gianfranco Saba was born in Olbia in 1968, and was ordained as a priest in 1993. He continued his theological studies at Pontifical Faculty of Theology of Sardinia, and specialized at Patristic Institute Augustinianum. He also specialized at Institut Catholique de Paris.

He was rector of diocesan Seminary of Sassari and from 2000 to 2015 he was rector of Regional pontifical Seminary of Sardinia.

On June 27, 2017, Pope Francis appointed him as the new Archbishop of Sassari. He will be consecrated on September 13, 2013, by bishop of Ozieri Sebastiano Sanguinetti.

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Paolo Mario Virgilio Atzei, O.F.M.Conv.
Archbishop of Sassari
2017–present
Succeeded by
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