Salvatore Colombo


Pietro Salvatore Monsignor Colombo

Monsignor
Bishop of Mogadiscio, Somalia
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseRoman Catholic Diocese of Mogadiscio
ProvinceSomalia
MetropolisSomalia
SeeSubject to the Holy See
Elected20 November 1975
In office9 July 1989
SuccessorBishop Giorgio Bertin, OFM
Orders
Ordination6 April 1946
by Bishop Alfredo Ildefonso Schuster
Consecration23 May 1968
by Bishop Giovanni Colombo
Rank Bishop-Priest
Personal details
Born
Pietro Salvatore Colombo

(1922-10-28)28 October 1922
Died9 July 1989(1989-07-09) (aged 66)
Mogadishu, Somalia
BuriedMogadishu Cathedral(Original)
Basilica of Saint Anthony of Padua(Current)
2°02′09″N 45°20′30″E / 2.0358°N 45.3416°E / 2.0358; 45.3416(Original)45°24′05″N 11°52′51″E / 45.4014°N 11.8808°E / 45.4014; 11.8808(Current)
NationalityItaly Italian
DenominationRoman Catholic
ResidenceSomalia
ParentsLuigi Colombo (father)
Ernestina Farina(mother)
Alma materSt.Anthony's Convent of Franciscan Friars

Pietro Salvatore Colombo, OFM (28 October 1922 – 9 July 1989) was the Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Mogadiscio (Somalia) from 1976 until his assassination.


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