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Alessandro Plotti (8 August 1932 – 19 October 2015) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Pisa from 1986 to 2007.
He was born in Bologna and ordained a priest on 25 July 1959. Plotti was named auxiliary Bishop of Rome on 23 December 1980 and consecrated on 6 January 1981 by Pope John Paul II. On 7 June 1986 he was named Archbishop of Pisa and he was installed there on 17 July.[1]
He was vice president of the Italian Bishops' Conference from 2000 to 2005.[1]
Pope Benedict XVI accepted his resignation on 2 February 2008.[2]
On 12 May 2012, Benedict named him Apostolic Administrator of Trapani,[3] a post he held until 3 November 2013.[1]
He died on 19 October 2015 in the Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 "Morto Alessandro Plotti, arcivescovo emerito di Pisa". La Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ↑ "Rinunce e Nomine, 02.02.2008" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 2 February 2008. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- ↑ "Rinunce e Nomine (Continuazione), 19.05.2012" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 19 May 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
External links
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- Alessandro Plotti on Catholic-Hierarchy[self-published source]
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