Antonio Forte

His Excellency, The Most Reverend Antonio Forte, OFM
Bishop of Avellino
Diocese	Diocese of Avellino
Appointed	20 February 1993
Predecessor	Gerardo Pierro
Successor	Francesco Marino
Previous post	Bishop of Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia (1988–1993)
Orders
Ordination	25 February 1951
Consecration	10 September 1988 by Bernardin Cardinal Gantin
Personal details
Born	9 July 1928 Polla, Province of Salerno, Campania
Died	11 September 2006(2006-09-11) (aged 78)
Denomination	Roman Catholic

Antonio Forte, OFM (9 July 1928 – 11 September 2006) was an Italian ordinary of the Catholic Church and a Franciscan. He was the Bishop of Avellino and before that was the Bishop of Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia.

Biography

On 1 October 1944, Forte entered the Order of Friars Minor and was ordained a Franciscan priest on 25 February 1951.

Following his position as provincial vicar and minister of the Franciscan order, he was appointed Bishop of Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia . He was consecrated a bishop on 10 September 1988, his consecrator being Bernardin Cardinal Gantin and co-consecrators Gioacchino Illiano, Bishop of Nocera Inferiore-Sarno and Nicola Agnozzi OFM Conv., Bishop of Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia.

On 20 February 1993, Forte was appointed Bishop of Avellino. He resigned due to age on 13 November 2004, assuming the title Bishop Emeritus of Avellino. He then moved to the convent of Bracigliano and, after surgery-related health problems, he moved to Santa Maria degli Angeli in Nocera Superiore, the location of the Franciscan provincial infirmary. On 11 September 2006, he died at the infirmary.

See also

• Catholic Church in Italy