Gioacchino Muccin (25 November 1899 – 27 August 1991) was an

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man who became the

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of the Diocese of Belluno-Feltre. He was born in

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. From 1949 to 1975, Muccin served as the bishop of the Diocese of Belluno-Feltre. He died at age 91.

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1899 births 1991 deaths 20th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops Bishops of Belluno People from Casarsa della Delizia {{20C-Italy-RC-bishop-stub

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