Vincenzo Franco

Vincenzo Franco (1 June 1917 – 4 March 2016) was an Italian prelate of Roman Catholic Church. He was one of oldest Roman Catholic bishops and Italian bishops.

Vincenzo Franco
Archbishop Emeritus of Otranto
Church	Roman Catholic Church
See	Diocese of Otranto
In office	1981–1993
Predecessor	Nicola Riezzo
Successor	Francesco Cacucci
Previous posts	Anglona-Tursi Diocese Bishop
Orders
Ordination	6 July 1947
Consecration	26 January 1975 by Sebastiano Cardinal Baggio
Personal details
Born	(1917-06-01)1 June 1917 Trani, Italy
Died	4 March 2016(2016-03-04) (aged 98)

Franco was born in Trani, Italy and was ordained a priest on 6 July 1947. Franco was appointed bishop of Anglona-Tursi Diocese on 12 December 1974 and consecrated on 26 January 1975. Franco was then appointed bishop of the Diocese of Otranto on 27 January 1981 and remained there until his retirement on 8 April 1993.

External links

• Catholic-Hierarchy
• Anglona Site (Italian)
• Ortanto Site Archived 2020-08-03 at the Wayback Machine (Italian)