Resignation and appointment of bishop of Locri-Gerace, Italy
Appointment of Special Envoy to the 12th Plenary Assembly of the Federation of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC)
Resignation and appointment of bishop of Locri-Gerace, Italy
The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Locri-Gerace, Italy, presented by Bishop Francesco Oliva.
The Holy Father has appointed Bishop Cesare Di Pietro as bishop of the diocese of Locri-Gerace, Italy, transferring him from the titular see of Nicopolis ad Iaterum and the office of auxiliary bishop of the metropolitan archdiocese of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela.
Curriculum vitae
Bishop Cesare Di Pietro was born on 12 March 1964 in Messina, in the archdiocese of the same name. He obtained degree in jurisprudence from the University of Messina, and a bachelor’s degree from the San Tommaso Theological Institute of Messina.
He was ordained a priest on 25 October 1997, and incardinated into the metropolitan archdiocese of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela.
After ordination, he was awarded a doctorate in Church history from the Pontifical Gregorian University of Rome, and attended a course in paleography, archival sciences and diplomatics in the Vatican. He held the offices of special secretary to the archbishop (1999-2005), secretarial officer at the Congregation for Bishops and Pastoral Assistant at the parish of San Pio V in Rome (2005–2010); Rector of the San Pio X Archiepiscopal Seminary in Messina (2010–2018); and director of the Higher Institute of Religious Sciences of Santa Maria della Lettera in Messina (2014–2017). After obtaining a licentiate in canon law from the Pontifical Lateran University in Rome (2017), he went on to serve as vicar general of the archdiocese of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela (2017–2018).
He was appointed as titular bishop of Nicopolis ad Iaterum and auxiliary of the metropolitan archdiocese of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela on 28 May 2018, receiving episcopal ordination the following 2 July.
Within the Italian Episcopal Conference, he is secretary of the Episcopal Commission for the Liturgy, and within the Regional Episcopal Conference, bishop delegate for Ecumenism and Interreligious Dialogue.
Appointment of Special Envoy to the 12th Plenary Assembly of the Federation of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC)
The Holy Father has appointed His Eminence Cardinal Oswald Gracias, archbishop emeritus of Bombay, as his Special Envoy to the 12th Plenary Assembly of the Federation of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC), scheduled to take place in Jakarta from 20 to 26 July 2026.
