Giovanni Benedetti

Giovanni Benedetti (12 March 1917 – 3 August 2017) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the bishop of the Diocese of Foligno.

Quotes

• As a bishop, I was never political, but I always tried to make my presence felt among the people, standing with them and defending them when necessary. I always spoke to everyone because I felt strongly that whoever was in front of me was, before anything else, a human being.
  • On the death of a bishop and truths about “the bishops” Crux

Quotes about Giovanni Benedetti

• I met Benedetti a couple of times back in the 1990s at theological gatherings in Rome, shortly after he retired from Foligno, and was struck by his gentleness and lack of pretense, despite his impressive résumé.
  • John L. Allen Jr., On the death of a bishop and truths about “the bishops” (6 August 2017) Crux