Antonio Napolioni (born 11 December 1957) has been the elected bishop of the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Cremona
The Diocese of Cremona ( la, Dioecesis Cremonensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in northern Italy. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Milan. ...
since 16 November 2015. He replaced the most rev.
Dante Lafranconi.;
Biography
Born in 1957, he started to study Law at
University of Camerino
The University of Camerino ( it, Università degli Studi di Camerino) is a university located in Camerino, Italy. It is the best university of Italy among those with fewer than 10,000 students, according to the Guida Censis Repubblica 2011 and 201 ...
, and after two years he entered in the
seminary
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of
Fano
Fano is a town and ''comune'' of the province of Pesaro and Urbino in the Marche region of Italy. It is a beach resort southeast of Pesaro, located where the '' Via Flaminia'' reaches the Adriatic Sea. It is the third city in the region by po ...
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He was ordained priest on 25 June 1983. From 2005 he is
chaplain of His Holiness
A Chaplain of His Holiness is a priest to whom the Pope has granted this title. They are addressed as Monsignor and have certain privileges with respect to ecclesiastical dress and vestments.[parson
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in
Saint Severino bishop church in
San Severino Marche
San Severino Marche is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Macerata in the Italian region Marche, located about southwest of Ancona and about southwest of Macerata.
History
From prehistory to Roman age
The oldest remains of human pre ...
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He was appointed bishop of
Cremona on 16 November 2015. He received his episcopal consecration from Emeritus Bishop
Dante Lafranconi.
He was infected with, and had severe respiratory symptoms from, the
COVID-19
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by a virus, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The first known case was identified in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. The disease quickly ...
novel coronavirus disease, from which he is now recovering. He remains under quarantine at his residence, and will be retested to make sure he is fully recovered.
Note
Resources
Profile of Mons. Napolioni''www.catholic-hierarchy.org''
Official page of diocese of Cremona
1957 births
Living people
Bishops of Cremona
20th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops
People from the Province of Macerata
University of Camerino alumni
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