Antonio Forte

Antonio Forte, OFM (9 July 1928 – 11 September 2006) was an Italian ordinary of the Catholic Church and a Franciscan. He was the Bishop of Avellino and before that was the Bishop of Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia.

His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Antonio Forte, OFM
Bishop of Avellino
DioceseDiocese of Avellino
Appointed20 February 1993
PredecessorGerardo Pierro
SuccessorFrancesco Marino
Orders
Ordination25 February 1951
Consecration10 September 1988
by Bernardin Cardinal Gantin
Personal details
Born9 July 1928
Polla, Province of Salerno, Campania
Died11 September 2006(2006-09-11) (aged 78)
NationalityItalian
DenominationRoman Catholic
Previous postBishop of Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia (1988–1993)

Biography

On 1 October 1944, Forte entered the Order of Friars Minor and was ordained a Franciscan priest on 25 February 1951.

Following his position as provincial vicar and minister of the Franciscan order, he was appointed Bishop of Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia . He was consecrated a bishop on 10 September 1988, his consecrator being Bernardin Cardinal Gantin and co-consecrators Gioacchino Illiano, Bishop of Nocera Inferiore-Sarno and Nicola Agnozzi OFM Conv., Bishop of Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia.

On 20 February 1993, Forte was appointed Bishop of Avellino. He resigned due to age on 13 November 2004, assuming the title Bishop Emeritus of Avellino. He then moved to the convent of Bracigliano and, after surgery-related health problems, he moved to Santa Maria degli Angeli in Nocera Superiore, the location of the Franciscan provincial infirmary. On 11 September 2006, he died at the infirmary.[1]

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See also

References
  1. "Bishop Antonio Forte". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Nicola Agnozzi		 Bishop of Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia
1988–1993		 Succeeded by
Eduardo Davino
Preceded by
Gerardo Pierro		 Bishop of Avellino
1993–2004		 Succeeded by
Francesco Marino
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