Luigi Bettazzi


Luigi Bettazzi
Bishop Emeritus of Ivrea
Bettazzi in 2015
ArchdioceseTurin
Appointed26 November 1966
Term ended20 February 1999
PredecessorAlbino Mensa [it]
SuccessorArrigo Miglio
Previous post(s)Auxiliary Bishop of Bologna and Titular Bishop of Thagaste (1963–1966)
Orders
Ordination4 August 1946
by Giovanni Nasalli Rocca di Corneliano
Consecration4 October 1963
by Giacomo Lercaro
Personal details
Born(1923-11-26)26 November 1923
Treviso, Italy
Died16 July 2023(2023-07-16) (aged 99)
Albiano d'Ivrea, Italy
Styles of
Luigi Bettazzi
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop

Luigi Bettazzi (26 November 1923 – 16 July 2023) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who was bishop of Ivrea from 1966 to 1999. One of the youngest and most junior participants in the Second Vatican Council, he was one of the original signatories of the Pact of the Catacombs.