Italo Dell'Oro
Italo Dell’Oro | |
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| Auxiliary Bishop of Galveston-Houston Titular Bishop of Sucarda | |
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| Archdiocese | Galveston-Houston |
| Appointed | May 18, 2021 |
| Installed | July 2, 2021 |
| Predecessor | George Sheltz |
| Other post(s) | Titular Bishop of Sucarda |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | September 11, 1982 by Teresio Ferraroni |
| Consecration | July 2, 2021 by Daniel DiNardo, Brendan J. Cahill, and Michael Sis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 20, 1953 Malgrate, Italy |
| Motto | Abyssus Abyssum Vocat (Deep calls to deep) |
| Styles of Italo Dell’Oro | |
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| Reference style | |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
Italo Dell’Oro, CRS (born June 20, 1953) is an Italian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who has been serving as auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston since 2021
Biography[]
Early life[]
Dell’Oro was born on June 20, 1953 in Malgrate, in the province of Lecco, Italy. His parents were Guiseppe Dell'Oro and Silene (Crippa) Dell'Oro. He has two sisters, Michela and Edvige (Edy).[1] His first cousin is Bishop Adelio Dell'Oro of the Diocese of Karaganda in Kazahkstan.[2][3]
In 1978, Dell'Oro entered the Somascan Fathers seminary in Rome, making his first profession to the congregation. He took his solemn vows to the Somascan Fathers in 1981.[4] and received his Bachelor Sacred Theology degree in 1982 from the Pontifical Athenaeum of Saint Anselm.[5]
Priesthood[]
On September 11, 1982, Dell’Oro was ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Como at the Santuario Del Santissimo Crocifisso in Como, Italy by Bishop Teresio Ferraroni of the Archdiocese of Milan.[6]
Three years after his ordination, Dell'Oro came to the United States to work as a priest assistant at Pine Haven Boys Center in Allenstown, New Hampshire, a school for troubled children operated by the Somascan Fathers. In 1988, he received a MA degree in counseling and psychotherapy from Rivier University in Nashua, New Hampshire.
In 1992, Dell'Oro was transferred to Houston,Texas, where he became pastor at Assumption Parish in that city. After eight years as Assumption, he was appointed dean of the Northeast Deanery in Houston. This was followed in 2001 by his appointment as vocations director at the Somascan Fathers House of Formation in Houston. Dell'Oro was appointed director of ministry to priests for the archdiocese in 2005, a position he would hold for the next ten years. In 2014, he was elevated to formation director.[7] In 2015, Dell'Oro became Vicar for Clergy and the Secretariat Director for Clergy Formation and Chaplaincy Services. He was named Vicar General in 2021.[7]
Auxiliary Bishop of Galveston-Houston[]
Pope Francis appointed Dell’Oro as auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston on May 18, 2021.[7][8][9] On July 2, 2021, he was installed and consecrated by Cardinal Daniel DiNardo.[10] Archbishop Franco Moscone of Manfredonia-Vieste-S. Giovanni Rotondo, was to have served as one of his co-consecrators but could not attend due to COVID-19 travel restrictions. Bishop Brendan J. Cahill of Victoria, served instead as co-consecrator.[11]
See also[]
- Catholic Church hierarchy
- Catholic Church in the United States
- Historical list of the Catholic bishops of the United States
- List of Catholic bishops of the United States
- Lists of patriarchs, archbishops, and bishops
References[]
- ^ Dycus, Jonah (June 29, 2021). "The Roots of Catholic Faith Begin With Family". Texas Catholic Herald. 58 (4): 11. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
- ^ Dell'Oro, Adelio (June 29, 2021). "Letters From Around the World". Texas Catholic Herald. 58 (4): 6. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
- ^ Stucchi, Luigi (June 29, 2021). "Letters From Around the World". Texas Catholic Herald. 58 (4): 7. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
- ^ "Appointment of auxiliary bishop of Galveston-Houston, U.S.A." Vatican Press. May 18, 2021. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
- ^ "Home - Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston". www.archgh.org. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
- ^ "Bishop Italo Dell'Oro [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
- ^ a b c "Pope Francis Names New Auxiliary Bishop of Galveston-Houston". Retrieved May 18, 2021.
- ^ "New Auxiliary Bishop named in Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston". Retrieved May 18, 2021.
- ^ "Meet the new bishop-elect for Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston". Retrieved May 18, 2021.
- ^ Cochran, Amanda (July 2, 2021). "Bishop-elect Dell'Oro ordained at Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston". Click2Houston. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
- ^ "'May you serve joyfully': Bishop Dell'Oro ordained as Galveston-Houston's eighth auxiliary". Retrieved July 13, 2021.
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