Mario Meini (born 17 November 1946) is an Italian ordinary of the Catholic Church and the Bishop Emeritus of Fiesole.


Mario Meini
Bishop Emeritus of Fiesole
DioceseFiesole
Appointed13 February 2010
Installed18 April 2010
Term ended21 April 2022
PredecessorLuciano Giovannetti
SuccessorStefano Manetti
Other post(s)Vice President of the Italian Episcopal Conference
Previous post(s)Bishop of Pitigliano-Sovana-Orbetello (1996–2010)
Personal details
Born (1946-11-17) 17 November 1946 (age 77)
Legoli, Peccioli, Tuscany
NationalityItalian
DenominationRoman Catholic
MottoPax et Lux
English: Peace and Light
Coat of armsMario Meini's coat of arms
Ordination history
History
Priestly ordination
Date27 June 1971
PlaceDiocese of Volterra
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecratorVasco Giuseppe Bertelli
Co-consecratorsOvidio Lari
Antoni Bagnoli
Date7 September 1996
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Mario Meini as principal consecrator
Guglielmo Borghetti15 September 2010

Biography

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Mario Meini was born on 17 November 1946 in Legoli, a village in the Italian comune of Peccioli, which is located in Tuscany. He received his secondary education at the Minor Seminary of Volterra and studied theology at the Pontifical Regional Seminary "Pius XII" of Siena. He later received a doctorate in theology at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome.

As such, on 27 June 1971, Meini was ordained a Catholic priest in the Diocese of Volterra. On 13 July 1996, Pope John Paul II announced that he would appoint Meini to succeed Giacomo Babini as Bishop of Pitigliano-Sovana-Orbetello.

On 7 September 1996, he was consecrated a bishop, the principal consecrator being Vasco Giuseppe Bertelli, Bishop of Volterra, and the co-consecrators being Ovidio Lari and Antonio Bagnoli, Bishops Emeriti of Aosta and Fiesole, respectively. As bishop, Meini took the Latin motto "Pax et Lux," which in English means "Peace and Light."

Following a pastoral visit on 25 May 2002, Meini announced that there would be a diocesan synod, and promulgated the synodal documents on 22 March 2005.

Pope Benedict XVI. appointed Meini to succeed Luciano Giovannetti as Bishop of Fiesole on 13 February 2010. He assumed his bishopric on 18 April 2010. Guglielmo Borghetti, for whom Meini had been the principal consecrator on 15 September 2010, succeeded Meini as Bishop of Pitigliano-Sovana-Orbetello.

On 11 November 2014, Meini was elected Vice President for Central Italy of the Italian Episcopal Conference.[1][2]

On 21 April 2022, Pope Francis accepted Meini's resignation as Bishop of Fiesole and appointed Stefano Manetti as his successor.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "S.E. Mons. Mario Meini". Diocese of Fiesole (in Italian). Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Bishop Mario Meini". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 8 September 2016.[self-published source]
  3. ^ "Resignations and Appointments". Summary of Bulletin. Holy See Press Office. 21 April 2022. Archived from the original on 30 June 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Pitigliano-Sovana-Orbetello
1996–2010
Succeeded by
Preceded by Bishop of Fiesole
2010–2022
Succeeded by
Preceded by Vice President for Central Italy of the Italian Episcopal Conference
2014–2021
Succeeded by