Gaetano Michetti

Gaetano Michetti (3 March 1922 – 13 December 2007) was the bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pesaro in Italy. Appointed by Pope John XXIII in July 1975, he served until 3 January 1998.

Gaetano Michetti
Bishop of Pesaro
Church	Roman Catholic Church
See	Roman Catholic Diocese of Pesaro
In office	1975–1998
Predecessor	Luigi Carlo Borromeo
Successor	Angelo Bagnasco
Previous post(s)	Auxiliary bishop of Fermo
Orders
Ordination	8 August 1948
Consecration	15 August 1961 by Mgr Norberto Perini
Personal details
Born	(1922-03-05)5 March 1922 Corridonia, Italy
Died	13 December 2007(2007-12-13) (aged 85) Corridonia, Italy
Nationality	Italian
Denomination	Roman Catholic Church
Occupation	bishop
Profession	priest

Styles of Gaetano Michetti
Reference style	His Excellency
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop

Biography

Born in Corridonia in 1922, Michetti was ordained as a Catholic priest on 8 August 1948. He was appointed Auxiliary bishop of Fermo on 31 May 1961 and was ordained titular Bishop of Irenopilis in Cilicia on 15 August 1961.^[1] He was council father during the four sessions of Second Vatican Council.

He was appointed coadjutor bishop of Pesaro on 7 July 1973,^[2] and installed as bishop after monsignor Luigi Borromeo's death, on 4 July 1975.

Bishop Gaetano Michetti died on 13 December 2007,^[3] at the age of 85.