Antonio Fustella

Antonio Fustella (24 January 1913 – 5 February 1986) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who was Bishop of Todi (1960–1967), rector of the Pontifical Lombard Seminary (1967–1969), and Apostolic Administrator (1969–1973) and Bishop (1973–1986) of Saluzzo.

Biography Antonio Fustella was born on 24 January 1913 in Pagnano di Merate, Italy, He completed his studies at the Pontifical Lombard Seminary in Rome, and earned a licentiate in theology at the Pontifical Gregorian University.

He was dean of the in Milan from 1955 to 1960.

On 15 May 1960, Pope John XXIII named him Bishop of Todi. He received his episcopal consecration on 25 June 1960 from Cardinal Giovanni Battista Montini, Archbishop of Milan. His two years at the seminary were "not without problems and headaches". He was welcomed in Saluzzo on 13 September 1969. On 22 May 1973, Pope Paul appointed Fustella Bishop of Saluzzo. His administration of the diocese focused on the reorganization of resources and personnel to support the population shifts associated with industrialization and rural depopulation. In addition to his local duties, including three complete rounds of visits to all the parishes in his diocese, he supported the missions in Cameroon and visited that country in 1975. His remains were interred in the crypt of the cathedral of Maria SS. Assunta in Saluzzo.