Francesco Imberti (archbishop)

Francesco Imberti
Francesco Imberti
Archbishop of Vercelli
Church	Roman Catholic Church
See	Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vercelli
In office	1945–1966
Predecessor	Giacomo Montanelli
Successor	Albino Mensa
Orders
Ordination	29 June 1906
Consecration	11 September 1932; by Archbishop Maurilio Fossati
Personal details
Born	25 December 1882; Racconigi, Italy
Died	27 January 1967 (aged 84); Vercelli, Italy
Nationality	Italian
Denomination	Roman Catholic Church
Occupation	Archbishop
Profession	priest

Francesco Imberti was the Italian archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vercelli from his appointment by Pope Pius XII on 10 October 1945 until his retirement on 5 September 1966.

Biography[edit]

Born in Racconigi in 1882, he was graduated in theology and ordained priest in 1906. He was priesthood in Turin Cathedral.

He was appointed bishop of Aosta^[1] on 23 July 1932 and archbishop of Vercelli^[2] on 10 October 1945. He was council father during the four sessions of Second Vatican Council. He retired on 7 September 1966 and died on 27 January 1967 at the age of 84.^[3]

Giuseppe Tuninetti, In memoriam. Clero della diocesi di Torino defunto dal 1951 al 2007. Vescovi, preti e diaconi, Torino, Effatà, 2008, pp. 38–39, ISBN 9788874024537.

^ Aimé-Pierre Frutaz, Fonti per la storia de la Valle d'Aosta, "Cronotassi dei vescovi", S. 327
^ "Sub Lege Libertas". Archived from the original on April 5, 2017. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
^ Cartolina S. Ecc. Mons. Francesco Imberti Arcivescovo di Vercelli 1950 ca

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Claudio Angelo Giuseppe Calabrese	Bishop of Aosta 1932–1945	Succeeded by Maturino Blanchet
Preceded by Giacomo Montanelli	Archbishop of Vercelli 1945–1966	Succeeded by Albino Mensa
Preceded by Louis-Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Julliard SM	Titular Bishop of Vulturia 1966–1967	Succeeded by Luigi Bongianino