Antonio Iannucci
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Antonio Iannucci | |
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Archbishop of Archdiocese of Pescara-Penne | |
Church | Roman Catholic Church |
See | Archdiocese of Pescara-Penne |
In office | 1959–1990 |
Predecessor | Benedetto Falcucci |
Successor | Francesco Cuccareset |
Orders | |
Ordination | 25 March 1938 |
Consecration | by Cardinal Adeodato Piazza |
Personal details | |
Born | Bolognano, Italy | 13 June 1914
Died | 14 October 2008 Pescara, Italy | (aged 94)
Previous post(s) | Titular Bishop of Hadriania |
Antonio Iannucci (13 June 1914 – 14 October 2008) was an Italian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.
Iannucci was born in Bolognano, Italy, in 1914 and was ordained a priest on 25 March 1938. He was appointed as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Pescara-Penne on 20 March 1955, and consecrated on 8 May 1955. The principal consecrator for Bishop Iannucci was Cardinal Adeodato Giovanni Piazza, O.C.D who also consecrated American Bishop Fulton J. Sheen. On 16 February 1959, Iannucci was appointed bishop of the Archdiocese of Pescara-Penne. Archbishop Iannucci retired from the position on 21 April 1990. He died in Pescara, Italy on 14 October 2008.
Iannucci was the titular bishop of Hadriania from 1955 to 1959. Bishop Iannucci participated as a Council Father during the Second Vatican Council which took place from 1962 to 1965. He was one of 2,625 people to participate in Vatican II. He attended all four sessions of the Second Vatican Council. Antonio Iannucci was a priest for 70.5 years and a Catholic bishop for 53.4 years.
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References[]
- Cheney, David M. Catholic-Hierarchy, catholic-hierarchy.org, 2013
- Chiesa di Pescara-Penne, "History-Bishops", http://www.diocesipescara.it/diocesi/storia/, 2020.
External links[]
- Profile at Catholic-Hierarchy
- Diocese Site (in Italian)
- 1914 births
- 2008 deaths
- 20th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops
- Participants in the Second Vatican Council
- People from Abruzzo
- 20th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishop stubs