Domenico Graziani

Domenico Graziani (23 May 1944 – 7 January 2026) was an Italian Roman Catholic prelate.

Graziani was born in Calopezzati on 23 May 1944. After studying at the minor seminary of Santa Severina and, subsequently, at the Pontifical Regional Seminary of St. Pius X in Catanzaro, in 1967 he enrolled at the Pontifical Gregorian University, obtaining a licentiate in dogmatic theology and, later, a licentiate in sacred scripture at the Pontifical Biblical Institute. On 5 January 1968, he was ordained a priest at the cathedral in Santa Severina by Archbishop Michele Federici.

On 21 August 1999, Pope John Paul II appointed him Bishop of Cassano all'Jonio; he succeeded Andrea Mugione. On 10 October, he received episcopal ordination at Cortona Cathedral from Cardinal Lucas Moreira Neves, prefect of the Congregation for Bishops, co-consecrators Andrea Mugione, his predecessor, and Giuseppe Agostino, archbishop of Cosenza-Bisignano. On 30 October, he took possession of the diocese. On 21 November 2006, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him archbishop of Crotone-Santa Severina. On 7 November 2019, Pope Francis accepted his resignation.

Graziani died on 7 January 2026 at the age of 81.