- Francesco Minerva
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footnotes =Francesco Minerva (
January 31 ,1904 -August 23 ,2004 ) was, at his death, the second-oldest livingbishop in theRoman Catholic Church , afterCorrado Cardinal Bafile . He was also one of its longest-servingpriest s, having been ordained onApril 16 ,1927 .Biography
Pope Pius XII named Father Minervabishop of Nardo in 1948, and in 1950 transferred him to the somewhat largerdiocese of Lecce . While his successor inNardò ,Corrado Ursi (1908-2003), went on to becomeArchbishop of Naples and a Cardinal, Bishop Minerva continued in Lecce, which was elevated to an archdiocese in 1980, and retired in 1981.In 1973, he consecrated as bishop a priest from Lecce,
Salvatore DeGiorgi , who today isarchbishop ofPalermo and a Cardinal.Notes and references
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NAME=Minerva, Francesco
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=Archbishop of Lecce
DATE OF BIRTH=1904-01-31
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DATE OF DEATH=2004-08-23
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