Raffaello Martinelli
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Raffaello Martinelli (born 21 June 1948) is an Italian
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of the
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. He was born in
Villa d'Almè Villa d'Almè (Bergamasque: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Bergamo in the Italy, Italian region of Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan and about northwest of Bergamo. Villa d'Almè borders the following municipali ...
, and was
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a
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for the
Diocese of Bergamo The Diocese of Bergamo (; ; ) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in Italy, and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Milan.Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF) is a department of the Roman Curia in charge of the religious discipline of the Catholic Church. The Dicastery is the oldest among the departments of the Roman Curia. Its seat is the Palace of t ...
. On 2 July 2009 he was appointed Bishop of Frascati by
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. He received his episcopal
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on the following 12 September from Benedict XVI, with Cardinals
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and William Levada serving as
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, at St. Peter's Basilica.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Martinelli, Raffaello 1948 births Living people Clergy from the Province of Bergamo Bishops in Lazio