Antonio Nuzzi


Antonio Nuzzi
Archbishop-Bishop of Teramo-Atri
In office31 December 1998 – 24 August 2002
Orders
Ordination7 August 1949
Consecration15 March 1981
by Sebastiano Baggio
Personal details
Born(1926-08-03)3 August 1926
Bojano, Molise, Italy
Died8 September 2016(2016-09-08) (aged 90)
NationalityItalian
DenominationRoman Catholic

Antonio Nuzzi (3 August 1926 – 8 September 2016) was an Italian Catholic archbishop.

Nuzzi served as Archbishop of Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi-Conza-Bisaccia and as Bishop of Nusco. He then was the head of the combined Archdiocese of Sant' Angelo dei Lombardi-Conza-Nusco-Bisacci. Lastly, he served as Bishop of Teramo-Atri.

Biography

Antonio Nuzzi was born on 3 August 1926 in Bojano, a comune in the Province of Campobasso and the Italian region of Molise.[1]

Nuzzi was ordained a priest on 2 April 1949 and was incardinated in the Archdiocese of Conza-Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi-Bisaccia. Pope John Paul II appointed him Archbishop of Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi-Bisaccia and Bishop of Nusco on 21 February 1981. He was consecrated a bishop on 15 March of that year by Sebastiano Baggio, the Prefect of the Congregation for Bishops, with Archbishop Pietro Santoro and Bishop Angelo Criscito as co-consecrators.[1]

After unification of the Diocese of Nusco with the Archdiocese of Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi-Conza-Bisaccia, Nuzzi was appointed the first Archbishop of Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi-Conza-Nusco-Bisaccia. On 31 December 1988, he was appointed Archbishop-Bishop of Teramo-Atri.[1]

On 24 August 2002, Pope John Paul II accepted his resignation due to age. He died on 8 September 2016.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "E' morto nella notte Mons. Antonio Nuzzi, vescovo emerito di Teramo-Atri" [Monsignor Antonio Nuzzi, bishop emeritus of Teramo-Atri died in the night]. City Rumors (in Italian). 9 September 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2017.