Gianfranco Agostino Gardin (born 15 March 1944) is Archbishop-Bishop of

Treviso Treviso ( , ; vec, Trevixo) is a city and '' comune'' in the Veneto region of northern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Treviso and the municipality has 84,669 inhabitants (as of September 2017). Some 3,000 live within the Ven ...

. 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 Venice ( ; it, Venezia ; vec, Venesia or ) is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto region. It is built on a group of 118 small islands that are separated by canals and linked by over 400 bridges. The isla ...

, 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 Padua ( ; it, Padova ; vec, Pàdova) is a city and ''comune'' in Veneto, northern Italy. Padua is on the river Bacchiglione, west of Venice. It is the capital of the province of Padua. It is also the economic and communications hub of the ...

and

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. He taught

moral theology Ethics involves systematizing, defending, and recommending concepts of right and wrong behavior.''Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy''"Ethics"/ref> A central aspect of ethics is "the good life", the life worth living or life that is simply sati ...

in Padua from 1973 to 1998. He founded and edited the periodical ''Credere oggi'',''Credere oggi''
/ref> 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 The Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, formerly called Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life (CICLSAL; la, Congregatio pro Institutis Vitae Consecratae et Soci ...

. He was consecrated bishop on 26 August 2006. On 18 December 2009, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him Archbishop-Bishop of

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Naming of the Archbishop-Bishop of Treviso, Italy
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gardin, Gianfranco 1944 births Living people Bishops of Treviso Roman Catholic archbishops in Italy Members of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life 20th-century Roman Catholics 21st-century Roman Catholics Conventual Friars Minor Ministers General of the Order of Friars Minor Conventual Conventual Franciscan bishops