Joseph Candolfi (15 July 1922 – 7 August 2011) was a Swiss

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of the

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. Joseph Candolfi was born in Reconvilier, Switzerland and ordained a priest on 1 July 1947. Candolfi was appointed bishop to the

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as well as Titular Bishop of Frequentium on 1 June 1983 and consecrated on 29 June 1983. Candolfi retired on 30 March 1996 as Auxiliary bishop.

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