Giuseppe Marello | |
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Bishop of Acqui | |
Church | Roman Catholic Church |
Diocese | Acqui |
See | Acqui |
Appointed | 11 February 1889 |
Installed | 16 June 1889 |
Term ended | 30 May 1895 |
Predecessor | Giuseppe Maria Sciandra |
Successor | Pietro Balestra |
Orders | |
Ordination | 19 September 1868 by Carlo Luigi Savio |
Consecration | 17 February 1889 by Raffaele Monaco La Valletta |
Rank | Bishop |
Personal details | |
Born | Giuseppe Stefano Chiaffredo Marello 26 December 1844 |
Died | 30 May 1895 Savona, Kingdom of Italy | (aged 50)
Motto | Iter para tutum ("Prepare a safe path") |
Coat of arms | |
Sainthood | |
Feast day | 30 May |
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
Beatified | 26 September 1993 Asti, Italy by Pope John Paul II |
Canonized | 25 November 2001 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II |
Attributes | Episcopal attire |
Patronage |
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Giuseppe Marello (known as Joseph Marello in English; 26 December 1844 – 30 May 1895) was an Italian Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Bishop of Acqui from 1889 until his death and was also the founder of the Oblates of Saint Joseph.[1] Marello served as an aide to the Bishop of Asti prior to his episcopal appointment after Pope Leo XIII named him to head the Acqui diocese; the pope had known Marello while a cardinal when the pair participated in the First Vatican Council more than a decade before.[2] He became a proponent for the poor and destitute and never stopped rendering his assistance to those who needed it the most; this was something he undertook even in his childhood. Bishop Marello issued several pastoral letters that dealt with a range of issues such as catechism and organized one big pastoral visitation to visit all parishes in his diocese.[3][4][5]
Marello's cause for sainthood resulted in his beatification on 26 September 1993 in Asti and his canonization less than a decade later on 25 November 2001 in Saint Peter's Square.