Luigi Ferrando
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Luigi Ferrando | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Diocese of Bragança do Pará | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| See | Diocese of Bragança do Pará |
| In office | 1996-2016 |
| Predecessor | Miguel Maria Giambelli B. |
| Successor | Jesús María Cizaurre Berdonces O.A.R. |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1 May 1965 by Mgr Paolo Ghizzoni |
| Consecration | 5 May 1996 by Cardinal Ersilio Tonini |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 January 1941 |
Luigi Ferrando (Dom Luís; born 22 January 1941) is the emeritus bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bragança do Pará.
Ferrando was born in Agazzano, in the Province of Piacenza. He was ordained priest on 1 May 1965, by the auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Miniato, Paolo Ghizzoni.
On 5 May 1996, Ferrando received episcopal ordination of Bragança do Pará from cardinal Ersilio Tonini. He replaced the previous bishop of Bragança Miguel Maria Giambelli; he was the first non-Barnabite bishop of Bragança from its elevation. Ferrando retired on 17 August 2016.
