Cleto Bellucci (23 April 1921 – 7 March 2013) was an Italian
Prelate of
Roman Catholic Church.
Biography
Cleto Bellucci was born in
Ancona, Italy
Ancona (, also , ) is a city and a seaport in the Marche region in central Italy, with a population of around 101,997 . Ancona is the capital of the province of Ancona and of the region. The city is located northeast of Rome, on the Adriatic S ...
and ordained a priest on 27 January 1946. Bellucci was appointed auxiliary archbishop of the
Diocese of Taranto on 15 March 1969 as well as titular bishop of Melzi and ordained bishop on 14 May 1969. Bellucci was appointed
Coadjutor bishop
A coadjutor bishop (or bishop coadjutor) is a bishop in the Catholic, Anglican, and (historically) Eastern Orthodox churches whose main role is to assist the diocesan bishop in the administration of the diocese. The coadjutor (literally, "co ...
to the
Archdiocese of Fermo
The Archdiocese of Fermo ( la, Archidioecesis Firmana) is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in northern Italy, with its seat in the city of Fermo, Marche. It was established as the Diocese of Fermo in the 3rd century, and elevated to a ...
on 9 July 1973, and succeeded Norberto Perini after his retirement on 21 June 1976. Bellucci retired as archbishop of Fermo on 18 June 1997. He died on 7 March 2013 after being rushed to the hospital of Fermo that day from his home.
References
External links
Catholic-Hierarchy Fermo Archdiocese(Italian)
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20th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops
21st-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops
Archbishops of Fermo
1921 births
2013 deaths