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]
Most Reverend Ercole Lupinacci | |
|---|---|
| Bishop | |
| Church | Italo-Albanian Catholic |
| Diocese | Lungro |
| Previous post(s) | 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 |
Biography
editErcole 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]
Episcopal Genealogy
edit- Eparch Isaias Papadopoulos
- Eparch John Mele
- Eparch Giovanni Stamati
- Eparch Ercole Lupinacci [3]
References
edit- ^ "Jemi - Il portale per gli arbëreshë". jemi.it. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ^ "È ritornato alla casa del Padre mons. Ercole Lupinacci vescovo emerito di Lungro e degli Italo-Albanesi dell'Italia continentale - il Messaggero Italiano". ilmessaggeroitaliano.it. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Bishop Ercole Lupinacci". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.[self-published source]
- ^ "Diocese of Piana degli Abanesi". Catholic Dioceses in the World. Giga-Catholic Information. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
- ^ "Diocese of Lungro". Catholic Dioceses in the World. Giga-Catholic Information. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
