Luciano Giovannetti (bishop)

This article is about the Italian bishop. For the Olympic shooter, see Luciano Giovannetti.

His Excellency, The Most Reverend Luciano Giovannetii
Bishop Emeritus of Fiesole
Metropolis	Florence
Diocese	Fiesole (Emeritus)
Appointed	27 May 1981
Installed	6 September 1981
Term ended	13 February 2010
Predecessor	Simone Scatizzi
Successor	Mario Meini
Other post(s)	President of the John Paul II Foundation
Previous post(s)	Auxiliary Bishop of Arezzo (1978–1981) Titular Bishop of Zaba (1978–1981)
Orders
Ordination	15 June 1957
Consecration	8 April 1978 by Telesforo Giovanni Cioli
Personal details
Born	(1934-07-26)26 July 1934 Civitella in Val di Chiana, Italy
Died	29 June 2024(2024-06-29) (aged 89) Arezzo, Italy
Nationality	Italian
Motto	In Luce Christi Latin: In the Light of Christ
Coat of arms

Ordination history of Luciano Giovannetti
History Priestly ordination Date 15 June 1957 Place Arezzo, Tuscany, Italy Episcopal consecration Principal consecrator Telesforo Giovanni Cioli Co-consecrators Giuseppe Franciolini Angelo Scapecchi Date 8 April 1978

Styles of Luciano Giovannetti
Reference style	His Excellency The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop

Luciano Giovannetti (26 July 1934 – 29 June 2024) was an Italian ordinary of the Catholic Church and the Bishop Emeritus of Fiesole. He was until his death president of the John Paul II Foundation for Dialogue, Cooperation and Development.

Biography

Luciano Giovannetti was born on 26 July 1934 in Civitella in Val di Chiana, a comune in the Tuscan province of Arezzo.

He was ordained a priest on 15 June 1957 in Arezzo and on 15 February 1978 was simultaneously the Auxiliary Bishop of Arezzo and the Titular Bishop of the Diocese of Zaba. He was consecrated a bishop on 8 April of that year. The principal consecrator was Telesforo Giovanni Cioli, the Bishop of Cortona, and the principal co-consecrators were Giuseppe Franciolini, Coadjutor Bishop of Arezzo, and Angelo Scapecchi, Titular Bishop of Vicohabentia.

On 27 May 1981, Giovannetti was appointed the Bishop of Fiesole and was installed on 6 September 1981, succeeding Simone Scatizzi. He acted as principal co-consecrator of Rodolfo Cetoloni in 2000. He assumed emeritus status on 13 February 2010 and was succeeded by Mario Meini.^[1]

Giovannetti was at the time of his death president of the John Paul II Foundation for Dialogue, Cooperation and Development.^[2][3] He was also the Grand Prior for Central Apennine of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem.^[4]

Giovannetti died on 29 June 2024, at the age of 89.^[5]

See also

• Catholic Church in Italy

References

1. "Bishop Luciano Giovannetti". Catholic Hierarchy. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2016.^{[self-published source]}
2. ""Sguardi" Initiative Program". Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem. 14 October 2010. Archived from the original on 11 September 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
3. "Veritas in caritate n.7 (2016)". Fondazione Giovanni Paolo II onlus (in Italian). 8 October 2016. Archived from the original on 17 September 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
4. "Italy Central and the Appenines [sic] - The Order honoured by the town of Pisa" (PDF). Annales ordinis equestris sancti sepulchri hierosolymitani (2013): 59. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 June 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
5. Chiesa in lutto è morto Giovannetti Archived 30 June 2024 at the Wayback Machine (in Italian)

External links

• Diocese of Fiesole
• Bishop Luciano Giovannetti at Catholic Hierarchy

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Simone Scatizzi	Bishop of Fiesole 1981–2010	Succeeded by Mario Meini
Preceded by Cirilo R. Almario	Titular Bishop of Zaba 1978–1981	Succeeded by Anton Pain Ratu