Giuseppe Filippi

Giuseppe Filippi (born 17 March 1945) is an Italian Roman Catholic priest who served as the Bishop of the Diocese of Kotido, from 17 August 2009 to 25 October 2022. He was appointed Apostolic Administrator of Kotido Diocese on 25 October 2022.

Background and priesthood Filippi was born on 17 March 1945 in Baselga del Bondone, in the municipality of Trento, Italy, during the administration of the Italian Social Republic. On 28 April 1977, he took vows as a member of the Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus (MCCI). On 26 January 1978, he was ordained priest in the San Vigilio Cathedral, in the Archdiocese of Trento, by Archbishop Alessandro Maria Gottardi, Archbishop of Trento.

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