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Lorenzo Piretto

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His Excellency

Lorenzo Piretto

O.P.
Archbishop Emeritus of Izmir
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseIzmir
In office7 November 2015 - 8 December 2020
PredecessorRuggero Franceschini
SuccessorMartin Kmetec O.F.M.Conv.
Previous post(s)Parish priest, Istanbul
Professor at University of Marmara
Orders
Ordination4 August 1969
Consecration20 December 2015
by Boghos Lévon Zékiyan
Personal details
Born (1942-12-15) 15 December 1942 (age 81)
NationalityItalian
Alma materUniversity of Bologna
University of Turin
MottoMisericordia
Coat of armsLorenzo Piretto's coat of arms
Styles of
Lorenzo Piretto
Reference styleThe Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleMonsignor
Posthumous stylenone

Lorenzo Piretto, O.P. (born 15 December 1942) is the emeritus Archbishop of Izmir and a Dominican friar.[1] He was ordained to the episcopate and installed as Archbishop of Izmir on 20 December 2015, five days after his 73rd birthday.

Biography

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Lorenzo Piretto was born in Mazzè in the frazione of Tonengo in 1942, and was ordained as a Dominican priest in 1966. He continued his theological studies in Bologna, where he was licensed in 1967, and in Turin where he became a doctor in 1972. From 1967 to 1974 he taught philosophy at the Dominican seminary of Chieri.

From 1983 to 2005 he taught Italian at Marmara University and, during the same period, was a journalist for the Christian review publication Presence.

From 2004 to 2015, he was a parson in St Peter and Paul church in Istanbul.

On 7 November 2015 Pope Francis appointed him Archbishop of Izmir.[2][3] He was consecrated on 20 December 2015, by Armenian Catholic Archeparch of Istanbul Boghos Lévon Zékiyan.

He resigned on 8 December 2020.

References

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  1. ^ "Rinuncia dell'Arcivescovo di Izmir (Turchia) e nomina del successore" (in Italian). press.vatican.va. November 7, 2015. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
  2. ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 07.11.2015" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 7 November 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Fr. Lorenzo Piretto OP, new bishop of Izmir, Turkey" (in Italian). op.org. November 7, 2015. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Archbishop of Izmir
2015–2020
Succeeded by