Alphonso Carinci
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Alphonso Carinci was a Roman Catholic Archbishop. He served as titular Archbishop of Selucia, in Isauria
, from 1945 until his death at the age of 101.
Carinci was the oldest bishop at the first session of the Second Vatican Council
(the 21st Ecumenical Council) held in Rome
from October to December 1962.
Isauria
Isauria , in ancient geography, is a rugged isolated district in the interior of South Asia Minor, of very different extent at different periods, but generally covering what is now the district of Bozkır and its surroundings in the Konya province of Turkey, or the core of the Taurus Mountains. In...
, from 1945 until his death at the age of 101.
Carinci was the oldest bishop at the first session of the Second Vatican Council
Second Vatican Council
The Second Vatican Council addressed relations between the Roman Catholic Church and the modern world. It was the twenty-first Ecumenical Council of the Catholic Church and the second to be held at St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican. It opened under Pope John XXIII on 11 October 1962 and closed...
(the 21st Ecumenical Council) held in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
from October to December 1962.
Sources
- Catholic Hierarchy http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bcari.html