Ercole Lupinacci
| Most Reverend Ercole Lupinacci | |
|---|---|
| Bishop | |
| Church | Italo-Albanian Catholic |
| Diocese | Lungro |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 22 November 1959 |
| Consecration |
8 August 1981 by John Stamati |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
November 23, 1933 San Giorgio Albanese |
| Died | August 6, 2016 (aged 82) |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Denomination | Italo-Albanian Catholic |
| Occupation | Bishop |
| Previous post | Bishop of Piana degli Albanesi |
Ercole Lupinacci (November 23, 1933 – August 6, 2016) was an Italian of Arbëreshë ethnicity[1] and Bishop Emeritus of Italo-Albanian Catholic Eparchies of Piana degli Albanesi and Lungro.[2]
Biography
Ercole Lupinacci was born in San Giorgio Albanese on 23 November 1933. He was ordained an Italo-Albanian Catholic priest on 22 November 1959.[3] He was apponted Bishop of Piana degli Abanesi on 25 March 1981[4] and ordained bishop on 8 August 1981 by Bishop John Stamati with principal co-consecrators, Archbishop Saba Youakim, B.S. and Archbishop Miroslav Stefan Marusyn.[3] On 22 November 1987 he was appointed Bishop of Lungro replacing the deceased Bishop Stamati.[5] He retired from the See of Lungro on 10 August 2010 at age 76.[3]
Episcopal Genealogy
- Eparch Isaias Papadopoulos
- Eparch John Mele
- Eparch John Stamati
- Eparch Ercole Lupinacci [3]
References
- ↑ "Jemi - Il portale per gli arbëreshë". jemi.it. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ↑ "È ritornato alla casa del Padre mons. Ercole Lupinacci vescovo emerito di Lungro e degli Italo-Albanesi dell'Italia continentale - il Messaggero Italiano". ilmessaggeroitaliano.it. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 "Bishop Ercole Lupinacci". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- ↑ "Diocese of Piana degli Abanesi". Catholic Dioceses in the World. Giga-Catholic Information. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
- ↑ "Diocese of Lungro". Catholic Dioceses in the World. Giga-Catholic Information. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
External links
- Intervista a Ercole Lupinacci: Noi cristiani né uniati né ortodossi
- Bishop Ercole Lupinacci at catholic-hierarchy.org [self-published]
| Catholic Church titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Giuseppe Perniciaro |
Bishop of Piana degli Albanesi 1981 - 1987 |
Succeeded by Sotir Ferrara |
| Preceded by Giovanni Stamati |
Bishop of Lungro 1987 – 2010 |
Succeeded by Donato Oliverio |
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