Giuseppe Anfossi
Catholic bishop
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| Intro | Catholic bishop | |
| Places | Italy | |
| is | Cleric Priest | |
| Work field | Religion | |
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| Religion: | Roman catholic church | |
| Birth | 7 March 1935, Mareo | |
| Age | 89 years |
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Giuseppe Anfossi (born March 7, 1935) is the bishop emeritus of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Aosta.
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He was ordained priest on 1959. He was appointed bishop of Aosta on December 30, 1994. He was consecrated on January 22, 1995, by cardinal Giovanni Saldarini, replacing the previous bishop Ovidio Lari.
As bishop of Aosta he received in the diocese for the traditional summer holidays in Les Combes d'Introd, Gran Paradiso National Park, the popes John Paul II and Benedict XVI. On St Anselm's Day, 2006, he traveled to Canterbury Cathedral in England to dedicate the new altar in St Anselm's tomb at a ceremony attended by the Archbishop of Canterbury and the abbot of Bec.
He resigned on November 9, 2011.