Alphonso Beretta
| Bishop Alphonsus Beretta, PIME Ayyagaru | |
|---|---|
| The Most Reverend | |
| Church | Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions |
| Diocese | Hyderabad (1950-1953) Warangal (1953-1985) |
| Appointed | December 23, 1950 (in Hyderabad) January 8, 1953 (in Warangal) |
| In office | 1950-1953 (in Hyderabad) 1953-1985 (in Warangal) |
| Predecessor | Dionisio Vismara, PIME (in Hyderabad) Position created (in Warangal) |
| Successor | G. Joseph Mark, RCM (in Hyderabad) T. Bala, RCM (in Warangal) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | September 22, 1934 by Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions |
| Consecration | April 8, 1951 by Principal Consecrator: A. I. Shuster, OSB Principal Co-Consecrators: L. M. Balconi, PIME and D. Bernareggi, RCM |
| Rank | Bishop |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 26, 1911 Brugherio (Italy) |
| Died | May 23, 1998 (aged 86) Karunapuram, Andhra Pradesh (1956–2014) |
| Buried | RCM-Fatima Cathedral, Warangal, Andhra Pradesh (1956–2014) |
| Denomination | Christianity |
| Occupation | Priest |
| Education | B. Th. |
| Alma mater | PIME Seminary, Monza (Italy) |
Alfonso Beretta P.I.M.E. (26 December 1911 – 23 May 1998, Alfonso Beretta) was an Italian Bishop of Warangal.
Life
Beretta was born in Brugherio in 1911 on Boxing Day. He was ordained as a priest on 22 September 1934 as a priest of the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions. He was appointed Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hyderabad, India on 23 Dec 1950 and consecrated on 8 April 1951. He was appointed to be the Bishop of Warangal in India on 8 Jan 1953.[1]
Beretta retired on 30 November 1985 and he died in Warangal in 1998 as the Bishop Emeritus of Warangal.[2]
References
- Back to citation Diocese of Warangal GCatholic, Retrieved 9 August 2015
- Back to citation Alfonso Beretta, Catholic Hierarchy, Retrieved 9 August 2015