Ercole Lupinacci
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Most Reverend Ercole Lupinacci | |
|---|---|
| Bishop | |
| Church | Italo-Albanian Catholic |
| Diocese | Lungro |
| Previous post | Bishop of Piana degli Albanesi |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 22 November 1959 |
| Consecration | 8 August 1981 by Giovanni Stamati |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 November 1933 |
| Died | 6 August 2016 (aged 82) |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Denomination | Italo-Albanian Catholic |
| Occupation | Bishop |
| Profession | Priest |
Ercole Lupinacci (23 November 1933 – 6 August 2016) was an Italian of Arbëreshë ethnicity[1] and Bishop of Italo-Albanian Catholic Eparchies of Piana degli Albanesi and Lungro.[2]
Ercole Lupinacci was born in San Giorgio Albanese on 23 November 1933. He was ordained an Italo-Albanian Catholic priest on 22 November 1959.[3] He was appointed Bishop of Piana degli Abanesi on 25 March 1981[4] and ordained bishop on 8 August 1981 by Bishop Giovanni Stamati with principal co-consecrators, Archbishop Saba Youakim, B.S. and Archbishop Miroslav Stefan Marusyn.[3]
On 22 November 1987, he was appointed Bishop of Lungro replacing the deceased Bishop Stamati.[5] He retired from the See of Lungro on 10 August 2010 at age 76, and died on 6 August 2016, aged 82.[3]
