Gastone Simoni

History
History
Priestly ordination
Ordained by	Antonio Bagnoli
Date	1 January 1960
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator	John Paul II
Co-consecrators	Giovanni Battista Re,; Giuseppe Uhac;
Date	6 January 1992
Place	St. Peter's Basilica

His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Gastone Simoni
His Excellency, The Most Reverend; Gastone Simoni
Bishop of Prato
	Simoni presents Girdle of Thomas at Prato Cathedral
Archdiocese	Florence
Diocese	Prato
Appointed	7 December 1991
Term ended	29 September 2012
Predecessor	Pietro Fiordelli
Successor	Franco Agostinelli
Other post(s)	Bishop Emeritus of Prato (2012–2022)
Personal details
Born	9 April 1937; Castelfranco di Sopra, Italy
Died	28 August 2022 (aged 85); Fiesole, Italy
Education	Small Diocesan Seminary of Strada, Casentino; Seminary of Fiesole; Pontifical Gregorian University, philosophy;
Motto	Secundum Verbum Tuum; (According To Your Word)
Coat of arms
Ordination history
Ordained by
History
Priestly ordination
Ordained by	Antonio Bagnoli
Date	1 January 1960
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator	John Paul II
Co-consecrators	Giovanni Battista Re,; Giuseppe Uhac;
Date	6 January 1992
Place	St. Peter's Basilica

Styles of Gastone Simoni

Reference style	His Excellency The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop

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

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

^ ^a ^b ^c "Gastone Simoni". Diocese of Prato (in Italian). 29 September 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
^ "Bishop Gastone Simoni". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 29.09.2012" [Resignations and Appointments, 29.09.2012] (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
^ 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.
^ "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.