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Francesco Beschi

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His Excellency

Francesco Beschi
Bishop of Bergamo
Bishop Beschi in 2014
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
DioceseBergamo
PredecessorRoberto Amadei
SuccessorTBD
Orders
Ordination7 June 1975
Consecration18 May 2003
by Giulio Sanguineti
Personal details
Born (1951-08-06) 6 August 1951 (age 73)
Nationality Italian
Coat of armsFrancesco Beschi's coat of arms

Francesco Beschi is the current bishop of Bergamo.[1]

Life

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Francesco Beschi was born to a railroad worker and his wife on 6 August 1951 in Brescia. He grew up in Brescia and joined the seminary of his diocese in his youth. He became a priest in 1975 and for 12 years he was a parish priest in two parishes of Brescia. From 1987 he held various positions in the diocesan curia of the Diocese of Brescia. On 18 May 2003 he was consecrated as titular bishop of Vinda and assumed the duty as auxiliary bishop of Brescia. On 22 January 2009 he was appointed by Pope Benedict XVI as bishop of Bergamo and on 15 March the same year he began his ministry as bishop of Bergamo. In 2011 he led the funeral of murdered teenager Yara Gambirasio.

References

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  1. ^ "From an Italian website". Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2009-04-30.
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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Bergamo
2009 -
Succeeded by
incumbent