Francesco Imberti (bishop)

Francesco Imberti (1882–1967) was the Italian archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vercelli from his appointment by Pope Pius XII on 10 October 1945 until his retirement on 5 September 1966.

Francesco Imberti
Archbishop of Vercelli
Church	Roman Catholic Church
See	Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vercelli
In office	1945–1966
Predecessor	Giacomo Montanelli
Successor	Albino Mensa
Orders
Ordination	29 June 1906
Consecration	11 September 1932 by Archbishop Maurilio Fossati
Personal details
Born	(1882-12-25)25 December 1882 Racconigi,  Italy
Died	27 January 1967(1967-01-27) (aged 84) Vercelli,  Italy
Nationality	Italian
Denomination	Roman Catholic Church
Occupation	Archbishop
Profession	priest

Styles of Francesco Imberti
Reference style	His Excellency
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Archbishop

Biography

Born in Racconigi in 1882, he graduated in theology and was ordained priest in Turin Cathedral in 1906.

Imberti was appointed bishop of Aosta^[1] on 23 July 1932 and archbishop of Vercelli^[2] on 10 October 1945. He was council father during the four sessions of Second Vatican Council. He retired on 7 September 1966 and died on 27 January 1967 at the age of 84.^[3]

Bibliography

• Giuseppe Tuninetti, In memoriam. Clero della diocesi di Torino defunto dal 1951 al 2007. Vescovi, preti e diaconi, Torino, Effatà, 2008, pp. 38–39, ISBN 9788874024537.