Gianni Ambrosio
Gianni Ambrosio (born 23 December 1943 in Santhià) is the emeritus bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Piacenza-Bobbio. Born in Santhià on 23 December 1943, he studied theology in minor and major seminaries of Vercelli and on 7 July 1968 he was ordained priest. In 1970 he obtained a diploma in social sciences at the Institut Catholique in Paris and in 1972 he obtained the specialization-diploma in sociology at the École pratique des hautes études at the Sorbonne University. He was a member of the international scientific committee of CESNUR. In 1995 he graduated in theology in Rome at the Pontifical Lateran University. From 1974 to 1988 he taught religion and was parochial vicar in the parishes of Santhià and Moncrivello. From 1988 to 2001 he was pastor of the parish of St. Paul in Vercelli. In 1996 he was named honorary prelate of His Holiness. 22 December 2007 Pope Benedict XVI appointed him as bishop of diocese of Piacenza, succeeding to Monsignor Luciano Monari. He was consecrated bishop in the cathedral of Piacenza on 16 February 2008 by Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone. He retired on 16 July 2020. Ambrosio G. et al., Per una pastorale che si rinnova, Leumann: Elle Di Ci, 1981 Ambrosio G., Chiesa e mondo in dialogo: dal modello conciliare ai programmi pastorali della CEI, stampa, 1983 Angelini G., Ambrosio G., Laico e cristiano: fede e le condizioni comuni del vivere Genova: Marietti, 1987 Ambrosio G. et al., Comunicazione e ritualita : la celebrazione liturgica alla verifica delle leggi della comunicazione, Padova: Messaggero, 1988 Ambrosio G. et al., Chiesa e parrocchia, Rivoli: Elle Di Ci, 1989 Ambrosio G. et al., La dottrina sociale della Chiesa, Milan: Glossa, 1989 Ambrosio G. et al., Percorsi di chiese : un cammino pastorale : Milan 1980-1990, Milano: Ancora, 1990 Ambrosio G., Da cristiani nella società: la questione sociale in provincia di Vercelli, Vercelli: Edizioni della Sede provinciale delle A.C.L.I., 1991 Ambrosio G. et al., Messaggi alle chiese : le parole forti del postconcilio, Milan: Ancora, 1992 Ambrosio G.
