Gaetano Bonicelli

Gaetano Bonicelli (born 13 December 1924) is an Italian Roman Catholic prelate who was archbishop of Siena-Colle di Val d'Elsa-Montalcino from 1989 to 2001.

Gaetano Bonicelli
Archbishop emeritus of the Archdiocese of Siena–Colle di Val d'Elsa–Montalcino
Bonicelli in 2023
Church	Roman Catholic Church
See	Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Siena–Colle di Val d'Elsa–Montalcino
Appointed	14 November 1989
Installed	14 January 1990
Term ended	23 May 2001
Predecessor	Ismaele Mario Catellano
Successor	Antonio Buoncristiani
Orders
Ordination	22 May 1948 by Adriano Bernareggi
Consecration	26 August 1975 by Antonio Poma
Personal details
Born	(1924-12-13) 13 December 1924 (age 100) Vilminore di Scalve, Province of Bergamo, Kingdom of Italy
Coat of arms

Biography

Gaetano Bonicelli was ordained a priest on 22 May 1948, and was ordained to the clergy of the bishopric. After missionary work in Belgium in 1965, he became director of the Italian Bureau of Emigration and Tourism. In 1973, Bonicelli rose to the position of Assistant Secretary of the Conference of Italian Bishops.

On 28 October 1981, Pope John Paul II appointed him Titular Archbishop of Italica and Archbishop of the Italian Military Ordinariate. On 14 November 1989, he was named Archbishop of Siena-Colle di Val d'elza-Montalcino.

On 23 May 2001, Bonicelli announced his retirement due to age. Since then, Gaetano Bonicelli has been living in a pilgrim's house in Stezzano, near Bergamo.