Raffaele Nogaro

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Raffaele Nogaro (31 December 1933 – 6 January 2026) was an Italian Roman Catholic prelate.

Life and ministry

Nogaro was born in Gradisca, Sedegliano, on 31 December 1933. On 29 June 1958 he was ordained a priest at Udine Cathedral by Archbishop Giuseppe Zaffonato.[1]

On 25 October 1982, Pope John Paul II appointed him Bishop of Sessa Aurunca; he succeeded Vittorio Maria Costantini, who had resigned due to reacheding the age limit. On 9 January 1983, he received episcopal ordination at the cathedral in Udine from Archbishop Alfredo Battisti, the co-consecrating bishops were Emilio Pizzoni and Vittorio Maria Costantini. On 20 October 1990, he was transferred to the Diocese of Caserta, where he succeeded Archbishop Francesco Cuccarese.[2]

On 25 April 2009, Pope Benedict XVI accepted his resignation, presented upon reaching the age limit, from the pastoral care of the Diocese of Caserta; he was succeeded by Pietro Farina.[3]

Nogaro died on 6 January 2026 at the age of 92.[4][5]

References

  1. 1.Schioppa, Michele. "Caserta, monsignor Raffaele Nogaro Vescovo emerito: simbolo di un territorio. La biografia". www.ecodicaserta.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 22 July 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
  2. 2."A MONS. RAFFAELE NOGARO, VESCOVO DI CASERTA, IL PREMIO 'CAMPANIA' ;". banchedati.chiesacattolica.it. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
  3. 3."Bishop Raffaele Nogaro [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
  4. 4."Mons. Raffaele Nogaro ha concluso la sua giornata terrena – Diocesi di Caserta" (in Italian). 6 January 2026. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
  5. 5."Lutti nell'episcopato". www.osservatoreromano.va (in Italian). 7 January 2026. Retrieved 7 January 2026.