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Giosuè Cattarossi was a late 19th century/early-mid 20th century

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cleric. Born 23 April 1863 at

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, he was ordained a priest in April 1888, aged 24. On 11 April 1911 at the age of 48, he was appointed as

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and ordained on 30 May of that year. On 21 November 1913 at age 50, he was appointed as Bishop of Belluno e Feltre, Italy. As bishop, he ordained Albino Luciani, the future

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, to the priesthood in 1935. He died in 1944, aged 80, as Bishop of Belluno e Feltre. In total, he was a priest for 55 years and a bishop for 32 years.Catholic Hierarchy site
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Cattarossi, Giosue 1863 births 1944 deaths People from the Province of Udine Bishops of Albenga Bishops of Belluno 20th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops Bishops appointed by Pope Pius X