Giovanni D'Alise (14 January 1948 – 4 October 2020) was an Italian Roman Catholic bishop.

Coat of arms of Giovanni D'Alise

Biography

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D'Alise was born on 14 January 1948 in Naples, Italy.[1] His mother Teresa Savino and his father Giuseppe D'Alise were farmers in San Felice a Cancello, where they were growing growing tomatoes, tobacco, corn and beans.[1]

He received his licentiate from the Pontifical Theological Faculty of Southern Italy.[2] He was ordained to the priesthood in 1972.[1] He served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia, Italy, from 2004 to 2014 and as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Caserta, Italy, from 2014 until his death in Caserta from COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy.[3]

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  1. ^ a b c Emma Bubola (8 October 2020). "Bishop Giovanni D'Alise, Italian Bishop Who Defended South, Dies at 72". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Wikidata Q123551071. Retrieved 2024-07-01.
  2. ^ "S. E. Mons. Giovanni D'Alise, Vescovo di Caserta". Diocesica Caserta (in Italian). Archived from the original on 23 May 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  3. ^ Diocese of Caserta
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