Oscar Rizzato
Oscar Rizzato (28 February 1928 – 11 January 2021) was an Italian Catholic titular bishop.
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Biography
Rizzato was born in Italy and was ordained to the priesthood in 1954. He was created titular bishop of Virunum and served as Papal Almoner to the Pope.[1][2]
He died of complications from COVID-19 aged 91 at Padua hospital on 11 January 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy.[3] The funeral was celebrated by Bishop Claudio Cipolla on 16 January in the parish church of Arsego.[4]
Notes
- Oscar Rizzato
- "Deadly week sees at least 10 bishops die from COVID-19". 18 January 2021.
- "Falleció Oscar Rizzato, limosnero de dos Papas - Vatican News". www.vaticannews.va (in Spanish). 2021-01-13. Retrieved 2021-01-14.
- smelchiori (2021-01-13). "S. E. Mons. Oscar Rizzato è nella pace, tra le braccia del Padre". Chiesa di Padova (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-01-14.
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