Armando Dini
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Armando Dini | |
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| Archbishop emeritus of Campobasso-Boiano | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Campobasso-Boiano |
| Installed | 21 November 1998 |
| Term ended | 8 November 2007 |
| Predecessor | Ettore Di Filippo |
| Successor | Giancarlo Maria Bregantini |
| Other posts |
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| Orders | |
| Ordination | 5 December 1954 by Marcello Mimmi |
| Consecration | 9 September 1990 by Michele Giordano |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 July 1932 |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Motto | Omnes vos fratres estis |
| Coat of arms |  |
Armando Dini (born 18 July 1932) is an Italian Roman Catholic prelate, who served as an archbishop of the Campobasso-Boiano from 1998 until 2007.
Armando Dini was born in Milan on 18 July 1932. He completed his ecclesiastical studies and was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Naples on 5 December 1954 by Cardinal Marcello Mimmi.[1]
From 1968 to 1978, he served as a missionary in Venezuela.[2] Following his return to Italy, he held various pastoral roles before his elevation to the episcopate.[3]
Episcopal career
On 23 June 1990, Pope John Paul II appointed him as the Bishop of Avezzano (also known as the Diocese of the Marsi). He received his episcopal consecration on 9 September 1990 from Cardinal Michele Giordano, with Archbishop Luigi Diligenza and Bishop Antonio Pagano serving as co-consecrators.[1]
On 21 November 1998, he was promoted to the Metropolitan See of Campobasso-Boiano, succeeding Ettore Di Filippo.[2] While serving as Archbishop, he was also appointed as the Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Isernia-Venafro on 5 August 2006, a position he held until 24 June 2007.[1]