Diego Coletti (born 25 September 1941) is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who was rector of the

Pontifical Lombard Seminary The Pontifical Lombard Seminary of Saints Ambrose and Charles in Urbe (Italian: ) is an ecclesiastical institution that serves as a residence for and trains diocesan priests who have been sent to Rome by their bishop to pursue an advanced degree or ...

from 1989 to 2000, Bishop of Livorno from 2001 to 2006, and Bishop of Como from 2007 to 2016.

Biography

Diego Coletti was born on 25 September 1941 in Milan. He was ordained a priest of the

Archdiocese of Milan The Archdiocese of Milan (; ) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Italy which covers the areas of Milan, Monza, Lecco and Varese. It has long maintained its own Latin liturgical rite usage, the Ambr ...

on 26 June 1965. After classical and theological studies in the Seminary of Milan, he obtained a license in theology and a doctorate in philosophy from the

Pontifical Gregorian University Pontifical Gregorian University (; also known as the Gregorian or Gregoriana), is a private university, private pontifical university in Rome, Italy. The Gregorian originated as a part of the Roman College, founded in 1551 by Ignatius of Loyo ...

in 1972. He was ordained a priest of the

on 26 June 1965. He taught at the seminary in Saronno from 1968 to 1977 and was then rector of the theological seminary of Venegono until 1983. After a sabbatical year, he worked as a parish priest and the diocesan chaplain of the Italian Catholic scouting association and diocesan assistant for Catholic Action. In 1989 he was appointed rector of the

in Rome and in 1997 he became also the National Assistant for the scouts. On 9 December 2000,

Pope John Paul II Pope John Paul II (born Karol Józef Wojtyła; 18 May 19202 April 2005) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 16 October 1978 until Death and funeral of Pope John Paul II, his death in 2005. In his you ...

named him Bishop of Livorno. He received his episcopal consecration on 13 January 2001 from Cardinal

Carlo Maria Martini Carlo Maria Martini (15 February 1927 – 31 August 2012) was an Italian Jesuit and Biblical scholar. He served as Archbishop of Milan from 1980 to 2002 and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1983. Martini entered the Society of Jesus in ...

, Archbishop of Milan. He was installed on 4 February 2001. On 13 December 2004, Pope John Paul named him a consultor to the

Congregation for Catholic Education The Congregation for Catholic Education (Institutes of Study) () was the pontifical congregation of the Roman Curia responsible for: universities, faculties, institutes and higher schools of study, either ecclesial or non-ecclesiastical depende ...

. In May 2005 he was elected president of the episcopal commission on education of the Italian Bishops Conference. On 2 December 2006,

Pope Benedict XVI Pope BenedictXVI (born Joseph Alois Ratzinger; 16 April 1927 – 31 December 2022) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 19 April 2005 until his resignation on 28 February 2013. Benedict's election as p ...

named him

Bishop of Como The Diocese of Como () is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in northern Italy. It was established in the Fourth Century. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdi ...

. He was installed on 28 January 2007. He retired upon the appointment of his successor on 4 October 2016.

References

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