Loris Francesco Capovilla
| Loris Francesco Capovilla | |
|---|---|
| Titular Archbishop of Mesembria | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| See | Titular See of Mesembria |
| In Office | 1971 -current |
| Predecessor | Silvio Angelo Pio Oddi |
| Successor | incumbent |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | May 23, 1940 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 14, 1915 Pontelongo, Italy |
| Previous post | Archdiocese of Chieti-Vasto Bishop |
Loris Francesco Capovilla (born October 14, 1915) is an Italian Prelate of Roman Catholic Church. At age 96, he is one of the oldest Roman Catholic bishops.
Loris Francesco Capovilla was born in Pontelongo, Italy in October 1915, ordained a priest on May 23, 1940 of the Archdiocese of Venice.
He formed a close friendship with Cardinal Roncalli (Later Pope John XXIII) when the Cardinal was Patriarch of Venice. However, he claims to have never called himself Roncalli's friend, but rather saw the older Italian as his bishop, his father, his patriarch.
He remained at Roncalli's side after his election to the Papacy and would continue to do so until the Pope's death. Loris was appointed bishop to the Archdiocese of Chieti-Vasto on June 26, 1967 and ordained July 16, 1967.
On September 25, 1971 Loras was appointed prelate to the Loreto Prelature and the Titular archbishop of Mesembria. He resigned his position in the Loreto Prelature on December 10, 1988.
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- Catholic-Hierarchy
- Loreto Site (Italian)
- Chieti-Vasto Site (Italian)
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