Gastone Simoni

History
History
Priestly ordination
Ordained by	Antonio Bagnoli
Date	1 January 1960
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator	John Paul II
Co-consecrators	Giovanni Battista Re,; Giuseppe Uhac;
Date	6 January 1992
Place	St. Peter's Basilica

His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Gastone Simoni
His Excellency, The Most Reverend; Gastone Simoni
Bishop of Prato
	Simoni presents Girdle of Thomas at Prato Cathedral
Archdiocese	Florence
Diocese	Prato
Appointed	7 December 1991
Term ended	29 September 2012
Predecessor	Pietro Fiordelli
Successor	Franco Agostinelli
Other post(s)	Bishop Emeritus of Prato (2012–2022)
Personal details
Born	9 April 1937; Castelfranco di Sopra, Italy
Died	28 August 2022 (aged 85); Fiesole, Italy
Education	Small Diocesan Seminary of Strada, Casentino; Seminary of Fiesole; Pontifical Gregorian University, philosophy;
Motto	Secundum Verbum Tuum; (According To Your Word)
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Ordination history
Ordained by
History
Priestly ordination
Ordained by	Antonio Bagnoli
Date	1 January 1960
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator	John Paul II
Co-consecrators	Giovanni Battista Re,; Giuseppe Uhac;
Date	6 January 1992
Place	St. Peter's Basilica

Styles of Gastone Simoni

Reference style	His Excellency The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop

Gastone Simoni (9 April 1937 – 28 August 2022) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church serving as the bishop of Diocese of Prato from 1992 to 2021.