Gastone Simoni


Gastone Simoni
Bishop of Prato
ArchdioceseFlorence
DiocesePrato
Appointed7 December 1991
Term ended29 September 2012
PredecessorPietro Fiordelli
SuccessorFranco Agostinelli
Other post(s)Bishop Emeritus of Prato (2012–2022)
Personal details
Born(1937-04-09)9 April 1937
Died28 August 2022(2022-08-28) (aged 85)
Fiesole, Italy
Education
MottoSecundum Verbum Tuum
(According To Your Word)
Coat of armsGastone Simoni's coat of arms
Ordination history
History
Priestly ordination
Ordained byAntonio Bagnoli
Date1 January 1960
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecratorJohn Paul II
Co-consecrators
Date6 January 1992
PlaceSt. Peter's Basilica
Styles of
Gastone Simoni
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop

Gastone Simoni (9 April 1937 – 28 August 2022) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church serving as the bishop of Diocese of Prato from 1992 to 2021.

Biography

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Simoni was born in Castelfranco di Sopra, in the province of Arezzo, Italy on 9 April 1937. He studied theology at Small Diocesan Seminary of Strada in Casentino and the Seminary of Fiesole. He was ordained to the priesthood in 1960 by the bishop of Fiesole, Antonio Bagnoli.[1]

As a priest, Simoni served as provicar general (1969–1975) and vicar general (1975–1991) for the diocese of Fiesole. He was also rector of the diocesan seminary (1970–1978).[1]

On 7 December 1991 Pope John Paul II appointed Simoni as bishop of the Diocese of Prato, Italy. In January 1992 Simoni was consecrated as a bishop in St. Peter's Basilica by Pope John Paul II. He served as bishop of Prato until his retirement in 2012, after which he became a bishop emeritus.[2][3]

Simoni died on 28 August 2022.[4][5] The funeral Mass for Simoni was celebrated at the Prato Cathedral on 31 August.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Gastone Simoni". Diocese of Prato (in Italian). 29 September 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Bishop Gastone Simoni". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 29.09.2012" [Resignations and Appointments, 29.09.2012] (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  4. ^ Gambassi, Giacomo (29 August 2022). "Lutto. È morto Gastone Simoni, il vescovo della politica "alta"" [Mourning. Gastone Simoni, the bishop of "high" politics, has died]. Avvenire (in Italian). Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  5. ^ "Lutto a Prato, è morto il vescovo emerito Gastone Simoni" [Mourning in Prato, bishop emeritus Gastone Simoni died]. gonews.it (in Italian). 28 August 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Prato
1991–2012
Succeeded by