About Gaetano Bonicelli
Born 1924. Gaetano Bonicelli is an Italian catholic priest, catholic deacon and catholic bishop.
Gaetano Bonicelli (born 13 December 1924) is an Italian Roman Catholic prelate who was archbishop of Siena-Colle di Val d'Elsa-Montalcino from 1989 to 2001.
Biography Gaetano Bonicelli was ordained a priest on 22 May 1948, and was ordained to the clergy of the bishopric. After missionary work in Belgium in 1965, he became director of the Italian Bureau of Emigration and Tourism. In 1973, Bonicelli rose to the position of Assistant Secretary of the Conference of Italian Bishops.
On 28 October 1981, Pope John Paul II appointed him Titular Archbishop of Italica and Archbishop of the Italian Military Ordinariate. On 14 November 1989, he was named Archbishop of Siena-Colle di Val d'Elsa-Montalcino.
On 23 May 2001, Bonicelli announced his retirement due to age. Since then, Gaetano Bonicelli has been living in a pilgrim's house in Stezzano, near Bergamo.
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Gaetano Bonicelli was born on 13 December 1924 in Vilminore di Scalve.
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