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Giuseppe Merisi

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Church
  
Roman Catholic Church

Role
  
Bishop

See
  
Diocese of Lodi

Successor
  
Maurizio Malvestiti


In office
  
2005–2014

Predecessor
  
Giacomo Capuzzi

Name
  
Giuseppe Merisi

Ordination
  
February 22, 1971

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Born
  
September 25, 1938 (age 85) Treviglio (
1938-09-25
)

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Giuseppe Merisi (born September 25, 1938 in Treviglio) is the emeritus bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lodi.

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Biography

He was ordained a priest on February 22, 1971.

He was appointed auxiliary bishop of Milan and titular Bishop of Drusiliana on September 8, 1995. Merisi received his episcopal consecration on November 4, 1995 from cardinal Carlo Maria Martini.

He was appointed bishop of Lodi on November 14, 2005 and was installed in the diocese on December 17, 2005.

He replaced the previous bishop of Lodi Giacomo Capuzzi and took retirement on 26 August 2014.

Career

  • President of the "Commissione Episcopale per il servizio della carità e la salute"
  • President of the "Caritas Italiana" (Italian Caritas)
  • President of the "Consulta Nazionale per la pastorale della sanità"
  • President of the "Consulta Ecclesiale degli organismi socio-assistenziali"

    • References

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