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Luciano Bergamin

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Luciano Bergamin CRL (born 4 May 1944 in Loria, Veneto) is an Italian clergyman and Roman Catholic Bishop of Nova Iguaçu in Brazil.[1]

Life

On 19 December 1982 Luciano Bergamin joined the community of the Canons Regular of the Lateran, took up the profession on 2 October 1960 and received the priestly ordination on 10 April 1969.

Pope John Paul II appointed him on 5 April 2000 as auxiliary bishop in Santo Amaro and titular bishop of Octabia. The bishop gave him the bishop of Santo Amaro,[clarification needed] to Fernando Antônio Figueiredo, on 20 May that year. Co-consecrators were Emílio Pignoli, Bishop of Campo Limpo, and Francisco Manuel Vieira, Bishop of Osasco. He chose DOMINUS LUX ET SALUS[clarification needed] as his motto.

On 24 July 2002 he was appointed Bishop of Nova Iguaçu.

References

  1. ^ "bishop/bbergal". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.