# Mario Meini

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**Mario Meini** (born 17 November 1946) is an Italian [ordinary](/source/Ordinary_(Catholic_Church)) of the [Catholic Church](/source/Catholic_Church) and the [Bishop Emeritus of Fiesole](/source/Bishop_of_Fiesole).

## Biography

Mario Meini was born on 17 November 1946 in Legoli, a village in the Italian *[comune](/source/Comune)* of [Peccioli](/source/Peccioli), which is located in [Tuscany](/source/Tuscany). He received his secondary education at the Minor Seminary of Volterra and studied theology at the Pontifical Regional Seminary "Pius XII" of [Siena](/source/Siena). He later received a doctorate in theology at the [Pontifical Gregorian University](/source/Pontifical_Gregorian_University) in [Rome](/source/Rome).

As such, on 27 June 1971, Meini was ordained a [Catholic priest](/source/Priesthood_(Catholic_Church)) in the [Diocese of Volterra](/source/Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Volterra). On 13 July 1996, [Pope John Paul II](/source/Pope_John_Paul_II) announced that he would appoint Meini to succeed [Giacomo Babini](/source/Giacomo_Babini) as [Bishop of Pitigliano-Sovana-Orbetello](/source/Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Pitigliano-Sovana-Orbetello).

On 7 September 1996, he was consecrated a bishop, the [principal consecrator](/source/Consecrator) being [Vasco Giuseppe Bertelli](/source/Vasco_Giuseppe_Bertelli), Bishop of Volterra, and the co-consecrators being [Ovidio Lari](/source/Ovidio_Lari) and [Antonio Bagnoli](/source/Antonio_Bagnoli), Bishops Emeriti of [Aosta](/source/Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Aosta) and Fiesole, respectively. As bishop, Meini took the Latin motto "Pax et Lux," which in English means "Peace and Light."

Following a pastoral visit on 25 May 2002, Meini announced that there would be a diocesan synod, and promulgated the synodal documents on 22 March 2005.

[Pope Benedict XVI](/source/Pope_Benedict_XVI). appointed Meini to succeed [Luciano Giovannetti](/source/Luciano_Giovannetti_(bishop)) as [Bishop of Fiesole](/source/Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Fiesole) on 13 February 2010. He assumed his bishopric on 18 April 2010. [Guglielmo Borghetti](/source/Guglielmo_Borghetti), for whom Meini had been the principal consecrator on 15 September 2010, succeeded Meini as Bishop of Pitigliano-Sovana-Orbetello.

On 11 November 2014, Meini was elected Vice President for Central Italy of the [Italian Episcopal Conference](/source/Italian_Episcopal_Conference).[1][2]

On 21 April 2022, Pope Francis accepted Meini's resignation as Bishop of Fiesole and appointed Stefano Manetti as his successor.[3]

## References

1. ["S.E. Mons. Mario Meini"](https://web.archive.org/web/20220126055416/https://diocesifiesole.it/vescovo/meini.html) (in Italian). *Diocese of Fiesole*. Archived from [the original](http://www.diocesifiesole.it/vescovo/meini.html) on 26 January 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2016.

1. ["Bishop Mario Meini"](http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bmeini.html). *Catholic Hierarchy*. Retrieved 8 September 2016.[self-published source?]

1. ["Resignations and Appointments"](https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2022/04/21/220421b.html). *Summary of Bulletin*. [Holy See Press Office](/source/Holy_See_Press_Office). 21 April 2022. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20240630152938/https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2022/04/21/220421b.html) 30 June 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 30 June 2024.

## External links

- [Diocese of Fiesole](http://www.diocesifiesole.it/)
- [Italian Episcopal Conference](https://www.chiesacattolica.it/)

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