Giovanni Zerbini
Italian-born Brazilian bishop and theologian
Giovanni Zerbini, S.D.B. (born 29 December 1927), known in Portuguese as João Zerbini, is an Italian-born Roman Catholic bishop who served as Bishop of Guarapuava in Brazil from 1995 to 2003. A member of the Salesians of Don Bosco, he spent most of his priestly and episcopal ministry in Brazil.
Early life and priesthood
Giovanni Zerbini was born on 29 December 1927 in Chiari, in the region of Lombardy, Italy. He joined the Salesians of Don Bosco, a Roman Catholic religious congregation dedicated to education and missionary work.
He was ordained to the priesthood on 29 June 1956. Shortly thereafter, he was sent as a missionary to Brazil, where he carried out pastoral, educational, and ecclesial work for several decades.
Episcopate
On 11 January 1995, Zerbini was appointed Bishop of the Diocese of Guarapuava by Pope John Paul II. He received episcopal consecration on 19 February 1995. The principal consecrator was Archbishop Bruno Foresti, with Bishop Vigilio Mario Olmi and Archbishop Pedro Antônio Marchetti Fedalto serving as co-consecrators.
Zerbini became the third bishop of Guarapuava, succeeding Albano Bortoletto Cavallin. During his episcopal ministry, he oversaw the pastoral and administrative life of the diocese, emphasizing evangelization, pastoral formation, and the strengthening of diocesan institutions.
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