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Gianfranco Gardin

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His Excellency

Gianfranco Gardin
Archbishop-Bishop of Treviso
MetropolisVenice
DioceseTreviso
Installed18 December 2009
Term ended6 July 2019
PredecessorAndrea Bruno Mazzocato
SuccessorMichele Tomasi
Previous post(s)Secretary of the Congregation for Institutes of
Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
(2006–2009)
Titular Archbishop of Cissa (2006–2007)
Titular Archbishop of Torcello (2007–2009)
Orders
Ordination21 March 1970
by Girolamo Bortignon
Consecration26 August 2006
by Angelo Sodano
Personal details
Born(1944-03-15)15 March 1944
Died21 June 2024(2024-06-21) (aged 80)
MottoDOMINI PULCHRITUDINE CORREPTI
Coat of armsGianfranco Gardin's coat of arms
Styles of
Gianfranco Gardin
Reference styleThe Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleMonsignor

Gianfranco Agostino Gardin O.F.M. Conv. (15 March 1944 – 21 June 2024) was an Italian Roman Catholic prelate who was Archbishop-Bishop of Treviso.

Biography

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Gardin was born at San Polo di Piave, in the Province of Treviso, Italy. In 1946, when he was about two years old, his family moved to Venice, where he grew up.

He joined the Order of Conventual Franciscan Friars, becoming a solemnly professed member on 4 October 1965. He was ordained a priest on 21 March 1970 and continued his studies in Padua and Rome.

He taught moral theology in Padua from 1973 to 1998. He founded and edited the periodical Credere oggi,[1] whose title means "Believing Today".

In 1988 he became provincial superior of his order and in 1996 117th Minister General, a post he held until 2002.

On 10 July 2006, he was named titular Archbishop of Cissa (transferred to Torcello in November 2007) and Secretary of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life. He was consecrated bishop on 26 August 2006.

On 18 December 2009, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him Archbishop-Bishop of Treviso.

Gardin died on 21 June 2024, at the age of 80.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Credere oggi
  2. ^ "E' morto l'ex Vescovo di Treviso, Monsignor Gianfranco Agostino Gardin". TrevisoToday (in Italian). 21 June 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Treviso
2009–2019
Succeeded by
Preceded by Secretary of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
2006–2009
Succeeded by
Preceded by Titular Archbishop of Torcello
2007–2009
Succeeded by
Preceded by Titular Archbishop of Cissa
2006–2007
Succeeded by