Giovanni Giudici (bishop)

Not to be confused with the Italian poet and writer Giovanni Giudici (1924–2011).

His Excellency

Giovanni Giudici
Bishop Emeritus of Pavia
Pavia Bishop Giovanni Giudici (seated) with Pope Benedict XVI in 2009
MetropolisMilan
Appointed1 December 2003
Term ended16 November 2015
PredecessorGiovanni Volta
SuccessorCorrado Sanguineti
Previous post(s)Auxiliary Bishop of Milan and Titular Bishop of Usula (1990–2003)
Orders
Ordination27 June 1964
by Giovanni Colombo
Consecration29 June 1990
by Carlo Maria Martini
Personal details
Born(1940-03-06)6 March 1940
Varese, Italy
Died18 January 2024(2024-01-18) (aged 83)
Varese, Italy
MottoHAURITE NUNC ET FERTE
Coat of armsGiovanni Giudici's coat of arms
Styles of
Giovanni Giudici
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop

Giovanni Giudici (6 March 1940 – 18 January 2024) was an Italian Roman Catholic prelate and Bishop Emeritus of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pavia from 2015 onwards. Giudici served as the auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milan from 1990 to 2003. on On 1 December 2003, Pope John Paul II appointed Giudici as Bishop of Pavia, a position he held until his retirement in 2015.[1][2][3]

Giudici was born in Varese on 6 March 1940. He studied at the Milan archdiocese's seminary and was ordained a Catholic priest by Archbishop Giovanni Colombo on 27 June 1964, in the Milan Cathedral.[2] In 2013, Bishop Giudici officially recognized the 1989 healing of Danila Castelli, who suffered from an incurable tumor, as a miracle associated with Our Lady of Lourdes.[3]

Giudici died at the Circolo Hospital in Varese, on 18 January 2024, at the age of 83.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "Rinuncia del Vescovo di Pavia (Italia) e nomina del successore". Tägliches Bulletin (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 16 November 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "È morto monsignor Giovanni Giudici". Chiesa di Milan. 18 January 2024. Archived from the original on 18 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  3. ^ a b c Melley, Massimiliano (18 January 2024). "È morto monsignor Giovanni Giudici, fu il "numero due" del cardinal Martini". Milano Today. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Pavia
2003–2015 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Titular Bishop of Usula
1990–2003 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
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 Auxiliary Bishop of Milan
1990–2003 		Succeeded by
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