Dante Bernini (20 April 1922 – 27 September 2019) was an

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of the

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.È morto don Dante Bernini, il vescovo della pace e della nonviolenza.
''Tuscia Web'' (in Italian). Published September 19, 2019. Retrieved June 29, 2020. Bernini was born in La Quercia, Italy and ordained a priest on 12 August 1945. Bernini was appointed auxiliary bishop of the

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as well as titular bishop of Assidona on 30 October 1971 and ordained on 8 December 1971. Bernini was appointed bishop of the

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on 10 July 1975, along with bishop of the diocese of Diocese of Segni. On 30 October 1981 Bernini was appointed bishop of the newly created Diocese of Velletri-Segni. Bernini was appointed bishop of the

on 6 April 1982 and retired from the diocese on 13 November 1999.

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20th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops 21st-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops 1922 births 2019 deaths Bishops appointed by Pope John Paul II {{21C-Italy-RC-bishop-stub