Angelo Paravisi (15 September 1930 – 2 September 2004) was the bishop of Crema from 1996 to 2004.

Life

Born in

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in the quarter of

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, he attended the seminary and was ordained priest for the

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of his diocese. From 1976 to 1988 he led the parish of

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and in 1988 pope

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named him

auxiliary bishop An auxiliary bishop is a bishop assigned to assist the diocesan bishop in meeting the pastoral and administrative needs of the diocese. Auxiliary bishops can also be titular bishops of sees that no longer exist as territorial jurisdictions. ...

of the Diocese of Bergamo. In 1996 he was named bishop of Crema. He died on 2 September 2004 at the age of 73.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Paravisi, Angelo 1930 births 2004 deaths Clergy from Bergamo Bishops of Crema 20th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops 21st-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops