Valter Dario Maggi

Valter Dario Maggi (born 12 August 1956) is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who served more than seven years as the Bishop of Ibarra, Ecuador.

Biography Valter Dario Maggi was born in Brignano Gera d’Adda on 12 August 1956. He completed his studies in philosophy and theology at the Episcopal Seminary of Bergamo, as a student of the "Paradiso" Missionary Seminary. He was ordained a priest of the Archdiocese of Foggia-Bovino on 15 June 1985. In 1989 he obtained a licentiate in marriage and family theology at the John Paul II Institute in Rome.

On 19 February 2008, Pope Benedict XVI named him titular bishop of Bossa and auxiliary bishop of Guayaquil, Ecuador. He received his episcopal ordination on 5 April.

Pope Francis accepted his resignation on 13 October 2018 at the age of 62 to allow him to return to Italy and care for his elderly, infirm parents.