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Nicola Riezzo

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Riezzo retired from his duties in 1981 and in retirement moved back to his hometown where he offered his services as a parish priest to the San Nicola parish. He was known for spending long periods in the confessional in addition to speaking with people out on the streets and comforting the sick. He
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prior to being nominated to the episcopate. Following his retirement in 1981 he moved to his hometown where he served as a pastor in his childhood San Nicola parish where he was known for remaining for extended periods in the confessional and out visiting the sick.
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His holiness had been noted as a bishop in both dioceses and steps were taken after his death in 1998 in order to launch the cause for his beatification. These initial steps culminated in 2004 after the cause commenced and Riezzo was titled as a
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where he was enthroned on 1 June and began visiting all the parishes. He had new churches constructed and was close to the archdiocese's seminarians whom he lunched with once a week. On 5 October 1980 he hosted
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On 26 November 1972 he announced that he would commence his first pastoral visit, which began two months later. He announced the second on 8 December 1977 which began in
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in 1978. On 14 August 1979 he opened in his archdiocese the "Year of Christian Witness" that ended in 1980. Concurrent to his duties in Otranto he served as the
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from 28 April 1969 until a new bishop was appointed to head the see on 12 October 1974. He had also attended all sessions of the
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to the priesthood in the San Nicola parish on 21 August 1927 from Gennaro Trama and following this taught students in
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on 12 December in the local San Nicola parish church. His paternal uncle Vincenzo Riezzo was a
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The beatification process opened under Pope John Paul II on 27 October 2004 after the
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from 1969 until his retirement in 1981. He had served prior to this as the
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and served as an influence on Nicola's childhood and approach to faith.
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Apostolic Administrator of Ugento-Santa Maria di Leuca
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Index

Servant of God
Archbishop Emeritus of Otranto
Roman Catholic Church
Vincenzo Franco
Bishop of Castellaneta
Apostolic Administrator of Ugento-Santa Maria di Leuca
Francesco Minerva
Squinzano
Lecce
Kingdom of Italy
Italy
Almo Collegio Capranica
Pontifical Gregorian University
Italian
Roman Catholic
prelate
Archbishop of Otranto
Bishop of Castellaneta
apostolic administrator
another diocese
evangelization
catechesis
professor
ordination
Assisi
Molfetta
Servant of God
Squinzano
Lecce province
baptized

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