Francesco Imberti (archbishop)

Francesco Imberti was the Italian archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vercelli from his appointment by Pope Pius XII on October 10, 1945 until his retirement on September 5, 1966.

Francesco Imberti
Archbishop of Vercelli
Church	Roman Catholic Church
See	Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vercelli
In office	1945–1966
Predecessor	Giacomo Montanelli
Successor	Albino Mensa
Orders
Ordination	June 29, 1906
Consecration	September 11, 1932 by Archbishop Maurilio Fossati
Personal details
Born	December 25, 1882 Racconigi,  Italy
Died	January 27, 1967 (aged 84) Vercelli,  Italy
Nationality	Italian
Denomination	Roman Catholic Church
Occupation	Archbishop
Profession	priest

Styles of Francesco Imberti
Reference style	His Excellency
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Archbishop

Biography

Born in Racconigi in 1882, he was graduated in theology and ordained priest in 1906. He was priesthood in Turin Cathedral.

He was appointed bishop of Aosta[1] on July 23, 1932 and archbishop of Vercelli[2] October 10, 1945. He was council father during the four sessions of Second Vatican Council. He retired on September 7, 1966 and died on January 27, 1967, at the age of 84.[3]

Bibliography

• Giuseppe Tuninetti, In memoriam. Clero della diocesi di Torino defunto dal 1951 al 2007. Vescovi, preti e diaconi, Torino, Effatà, 2008, pp. 38–39, ISBN 9788874024537.

References

1. Aimé-Pierre Frutaz, Fonti per la storia de la Valle d'Aosta, "Cronotassi dei vescovi", S. 327
2. Sub Lege Libertas
3. Cartolina S. Ecc. Mons. Francesco Imberti Arcivescovo di Vercelli 1950 ca

External links

• Profile of Mons. Imberti www.catholic-hierarchy.org ^{[self-published]}
• Official Page of archdiocese of Vercelli