Giuseppe Filippi
Giuseppe Filippi (born 17 March 1945), is an Italian-born Roman Catholic priest who serves as the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kotido, since 17 August 2009.[1]
Giuseppe Filippi | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Kotido | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tororo |
| See | Roman Catholic Diocese of Kotido |
| Appointed | 17 August 2009 |
| Term ended | Incumbent |
| Predecessor | Denis Kiwanuka Lote |
| Successor | Incumbent |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 26 June 1978 |
| Consecration | 19 December 2009 by Cyprian Kizito Lwanga |
| Rank | Bishop |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Giuseppe Filippi |
| Born | March 17, 1945 Baselga del Bondone, Trento, Italy |
Background and priesthood
Filippi was born on 17 March 1945 in Baselga del Bondone, in the city of Trento, in Italy. On 28 April 1977, he took the vows as a member of the Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus (MCCI). On 26 January 1978, he was ordained a priest at San Vigilio Cathedral, in the Archdiocese of Trento, in Trento, Italy, by Archbishop Alessandro Maria Gottardi†, Archbishop of Trento.[1]
As bishop
Filippi was appointed Bishop of Kotido on 17 August 2009 and was consecrated a bishop on 19 December 2009, by Archbishop Cyprian Kizito Lwanga, Archbishop of Kampala, assisted by Archbishop Denis Kiwanuka Lote, Archbishop of Tororo and Bishop Giuseppe Franzelli, MCCI, Bishop of Lira.[1]
Succession table
| Preceded by Denis Kiwanuka Lote (1991 - 2007) |
Bishop of Kotido 2009 - present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
References
- David M. Cheney (7 August 2018). "Bishop Giuseppe Filippi, MCCI: Bishop of Kotido, Uganda". Kansas City: Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 27 July 2019.