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The Most Reverend
Pietro Salvatore Monsignor Colombo
O.F.M.
Monsignor Bishop of Mogadiscio, Somalia
Church
Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese
Roman Catholic Diocese of Mogadiscio
Province
Somalia
Metropolis
Somalia
See
Subject to the Holy See
Elected
20 November 1975
In office
9 July 1989
Successor
Bishop Giorgio Bertin, OFM
Orders
Ordination
6 April 1946 by Bishop Alfredo Ildefonso Schuster
Consecration
23 May 1968 by Bishop Giovanni Colombo
Rank
Bishop-Priest
Personal details
Born
Pietro Salvatore Colombo
(1922-10-28)28 October 1922
Carate Brianza, Province of Monza and Brianza, Lombardy
Died
9 July 1989(1989-07-09) (aged 66) Mogadishu, Somalia
Buried
Mogadishu Cathedral(Original) Basilica of Saint Anthony of Padua(Current) 2°02′09″N45°20′30″E / 2.0358°N 45.3416°E / 2.0358; 45.3416(Original)45°24′05″N11°52′51″E / 45.4014°N 11.8808°E / 45.4014; 11.8808(Current)
Nationality
Italian
Denomination
Roman Catholic
Residence
Somalia
Parents
Luigi Colombo (father) Ernestina Farina(mother)
Alma mater
St.Anthony's Convent of Franciscan Friars
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