- Girolamo Bortignon
infobox bishopstyles
name=Girolamo Bortignon
dipstyle=The Most Reverend
offstyle=Your Excellency
relstyle=Monsignor
deathstyle=none |Girolamo Bartolomeo Bortignon, OFM Cap (
March 31 ,1905 —March 12 ,1992 ) was an Italianprelate of theRoman Catholic Church , serving as Bishop of Padua from 1949 to 1982.Born in
Romano d'Ezzelino , he was ordained as a Capuchin priest onMarch 3 ,1928 , at the age of 22.On
April 4 ,1944 , he was appointedApostolic Administrator of Belluno e Feltre and Titular Bishop of "Lydda" byPope Pius XII . Bortignon received his episcopal consecration from Adeodato Cardinal Piazza, OCD, on the followingMay 14 . He later replaced the lateGiosuè Cattarossi asBishop of Belluno e Feltre onSeptember 9 ,1945 . In 1947, he named Fr. Albino Luciani, the future Pope John Paul I, as his pro-vicar general .After almost five years of governing the
diocese , Bortignon was translated to Bishop of Padua onApril 1 ,1949 . WhenPope John XXIII asked Bortignon for a name forBishop of Vittorio Veneto , the latter offered his old vicar general in Belluno, Albino Luciani, saying, "I know him...He will do me fine." In 1960, he told his Vatican connections that the activities surrounding Padre Pio atSan Giovanni Rotondo should merit an investigation [TIME Magazine. [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,870915-2,00.html A Padre's Patience]April 24 ,1964 ] . Bortignon attended theSecond Vatican Council from 1962 to 1965.He once served as the Vatican's
preacher of spiritual exercises and as Vice-President of the Triveneto regionalEpiscopal Conference [John Paul I, the Smiling Pope. [http://www.papaluciani.com/eng/anecdotes/anecdotes10.htm Anecdotes and Testimonies of Pope Luciani - Part X] ] .The Capuchin bishop resigned his post in Padua on
January 7 ,1982 , after thirty-two years of service. He later died at age 86.References
Literature
*Yallop, Daivd. "In God's Name: An Investigation into the Murder of Pope John Paul I". Carrol & Graff, 2007.
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External links
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bborti.html Catholic-Hierarchy]
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