Benito Cocchi

Benito Cocchi (5 November 1934 – 5 May 2016) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who served as an auxillary bishop of the Archdiocese of Bologna, the bishop of the Diocese of Parma, and as the archbishop of the Archdiocese of Modena–Nonantola.

Quotes

• The martyrdom of priests is the result of their conscious choice to share the fate of the flock to the point of extreme sacrifice, when the efforts of mediation between the population and the occupiers, long pursued, lost all chance of success.
  • Fr Elia Comini, SDB, and Fr Martino Capelli, SCI, shepherds who gave their lives (September 1977) Agenzia iNfo Salesiana