Miglietta was born on 25 January 1925 in Leverano, a comune in Apulia, southern Italy. His father was from the town of Trepuzzi, on the Salento peninsula, where Mario Miglietta spent his holidays. Giuseppe Miglietta, the uncle of Mario and his father's brother, was the archpriest of Leverano and was an influence on Mario's decision to enter the priesthood. As a boy, he entered the minor diocesan seminary and eventually completed his theological studies.[1]
Priestly ministryedit
Miglietta was ordained a priest Archbishop Francesco De Filippis and incardinated in the Archdiocese of Brindisi-Ostuni on 10 August 1947. He was named to the position of vice-rector of the Pius XI Pontifical Regional Seminary of Puglia in Molfetta in 1947. On 25 October 1949, he was made prefect of philosophical studies and a professor of religion in the seminary. From 1951 to 1952, he lived in Rome to study at the Pontifical Lateran University, where he earned a degree in dogmatic theology. In October 1953, he was made vice-rector of theological studies of the Puglia seminary and a professor homiletics. From 1 October 1965 to December 1968, he served as pro-rector and from December 1968 to February 1979, he held the position of rector. He was known to repeat "If they knock on the walls of the Molfetta seminary, the walls will reply 'Don Mario!'."[1]
Episcopal ministryedit
In 1978, Miglietta was appointed Bishop of Nusco. He was consecrated a bishop in the Molfetta Cathedral on 14 January 1979 by Cardinal Corrado Ursi with Cardinal Giuseppe Caprio and Bishop Aldo Garzia as co-consecrators. He held this position until 1981.[1]
Miglietta would recount that on the day he was to be appointed Archbishop of Conza-Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi-Bisaccia, Pope Paul VI died. Therefore, his appointment had to be postponed until the election of Pope John Paul I, who was then unable to sign the appointment due to his sudden death. Finally, on 18 November 1978, Pope John Paul II appointed him to the archbishopric. Shortly after being made archbishop, Miglietta suffered a heart attack, which was followed by the devastating Irpinia earthquake of 1980. His time as archbishop involved ministering to the victims of the earthquake.[1]
Miglietta died on 17 January 1996 after an emergency hospitalization in the Regina Apostolorum hospital in Albano Laziale. It was his desire to be buried in the Basilica of Santa Maria di Leuca. After his funeral mass was celebrated in Ugento on 19 January, he was buried in a cemetery in Levarano. His body remained there for 13 years until Vito De Grisantis, the Bishop of Ugento-Santa Maria di Leuca, presided over the rite of transfer of the body and had it exhumed and buried beneath the altar of St. Francis of Paola in the Basilica of Leuca, in accordance with Miglietta's wishes.[1]
Referencesedit
^ abcdef [The Deceased Bishops that We Remember] (PDF). Diocese of Ugento-Santa Maria di Leuca (in Italian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
External linksedit
Profile on Catholic-Hierarchy.org
Archdiocese of Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi-Conza-Nusco-Bisaccia
Diocese of Ugento-Santa Maria di Leuca
Academic offices
Preceded by
Giuseppe Carata
Rector of the Pius XI Pontifical Regional Seminary of Puglia 1968–1979
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Mario Miglietta 25 January 1925 17 January 1996 was an Italian Catholic archbishop Miglietta served as the Bishop of Nusco as Archbishop of Conza Sant Angelo dei Lombardi Bisaccia and then as Archbishop Bishop of Ugento Santa Maria di Leuca His Excellency The Most ReverendMario MigliettaArchbishop Bishop of Ugento Santa Maria di LeucaIn office21 February 1981 14 November 1992PredecessorGastone Mojaisky PerrelliSuccessorAntonio NuzziPersonal detailsBorn25 January 1925Leverano Apulia ItalyDied17 January 1996 1996 01 17 aged 70 Albano Laziale Rome ItalyBuriedSanta Maria di Leuca ApuliaNationalityItalianDenominationRoman CatholicPrevious post s Archbishop of Conza Sant Angelo dei Lombardi Bisaccia 1978 1981 Bishop of Nusco 1978 1981 EducationPontifical Lateran University Ordination history of Mario MigliettaHistoryPriestly ordinationOrdained byFrancesco De FilippisDate1 August 1947Episcopal consecrationPrincipal consecratorCorrado UrsiCo consecratorsGiuseppe Caprio Aldo GarziaDate14 January 1979PlaceMolfetta Cathedral Bari Apulia Italy Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Priestly ministry 1 2 Episcopal ministry 2 References 3 External linksBiography editMiglietta was born on 25 January 1925 in Leverano a comune in Apulia southern Italy His father was from the town of Trepuzzi on the Salento peninsula where Mario Miglietta spent his holidays Giuseppe Miglietta the uncle of Mario and his father s brother was the archpriest of Leverano and was an influence on Mario s decision to enter the priesthood As a boy he entered the minor diocesan seminary and eventually completed his theological studies 1 Priestly ministry edit Miglietta was ordained a priest Archbishop Francesco De Filippis and incardinated in the Archdiocese of Brindisi Ostuni on 10 August 1947 He was named to the position of vice rector of the Pius XI Pontifical Regional Seminary of Puglia in Molfetta in 1947 On 25 October 1949 he was made prefect of philosophical studies and a professor of religion in the seminary From 1951 to 1952 he lived in Rome to study at the Pontifical Lateran University where he earned a degree in dogmatic theology In October 1953 he was made vice rector of theological studies of the Puglia seminary and a professor homiletics From 1 October 1965 to December 1968 he served as pro rector and from December 1968 to February 1979 he held the position of rector He was known to repeat If they knock on the walls of the Molfetta seminary the walls will reply Don Mario 1 Episcopal ministry edit In 1978 Miglietta was appointed Bishop of Nusco He was consecrated a bishop in the Molfetta Cathedral on 14 January 1979 by Cardinal Corrado Ursi with Cardinal Giuseppe Caprio and Bishop Aldo Garzia as co consecrators He held this position until 1981 1 Miglietta would recount that on the day he was to be appointed Archbishop of Conza Sant Angelo dei Lombardi Bisaccia Pope Paul VI died Therefore his appointment had to be postponed until the election of Pope John Paul I who was then unable to sign the appointment due to his sudden death Finally on 18 November 1978 Pope John Paul II appointed him to the archbishopric Shortly after being made archbishop Miglietta suffered a heart attack which was followed by the devastating Irpinia earthquake of 1980 His time as archbishop involved ministering to the victims of the earthquake 1 Cardinal Sebastiano Baggio then Prefect of the Congregation for Bishops proposed that he be transferred to the Diocese of Ugento Santa Maria di Leuca He was eventually appointed Archbishop Bishop of Ugento Santa Maria di Leuca in 1981 archbishop being conferred as a personal title a position he held until 14 November 1992 when he resigned for health reasons While Archbishop Bishop of Ugento Santa Maria di Leuca one of the priests from his diocese Fr Antonio Bello was appointed Bishop of Molfetta Ruvo Giovinazzo Terlizzi 1 Miglietta died on 17 January 1996 after an emergency hospitalization in the Regina Apostolorum hospital in Albano Laziale It was his desire to be buried in the Basilica of Santa Maria di Leuca After his funeral mass was celebrated in Ugento on 19 January he was buried in a cemetery in Levarano His body remained there for 13 years until Vito De Grisantis the Bishop of Ugento Santa Maria di Leuca presided over the rite of transfer of the body and had it exhumed and buried beneath the altar of St Francis of Paola in the Basilica of Leuca in accordance with Miglietta s wishes 1 References edit a b c d e f I Vescovi Defunti Che Ricordiamo The Deceased Bishops that We Remember PDF Diocese of Ugento Santa Maria di Leuca in Italian Archived from the original PDF on 16 January 2014 Retrieved 22 December 2017 External links editProfile on Catholic Hierarchy org Archdiocese of Sant Angelo dei Lombardi Conza Nusco Bisaccia Diocese of Ugento Santa Maria di Leuca Academic offices Preceded byGiuseppe Carata Rector of the Pius XI Pontifical Regional Seminary of Puglia1968 1979 Succeeded byTommaso Tridente Catholic Church titles Preceded byGastone Mojaisky Perrelli Bishop of Nusco1978 1981 Succeeded byAntonio Nuzzi Preceded byGastone Mojaisky Perrelli Archbishop of Conza Sant Angelo dei Lombardi Bisaccia1978 1981 Succeeded byAntonio Nuzzi Preceded byMichele Mincuzzi Archbishop Bishop of Ugento Santa Maria di Leuca1981 1992 Succeeded byDomenico Caliandro Portals nbsp Biography nbsp Catholicism nbsp Italy Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mario Miglietta amp oldid 1175911073, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
