Lorenzo Piretto

His Excellency

Lorenzo Piretto

O.P.
Archbishop Emeritus of İzmir
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
Archdioceseİzmir
In office7 November 2015 - 8 December 2020
PredecessorRuggero Franceschini
SuccessorMartin Kmetec O.F.M.Conv.
Previous post(s)Parish priest, Istanbul
Professor at University of Marmara
Orders
Ordination4 August 1969
Consecration20 December 2015
by Boghos Lévon Zékiyan
Personal details
Born (1942-12-15) 15 December 1942
NationalityItalian
Alma materUniversity of Bologna
University of Turin
MottoMisericordia
Coat of arms
Styles of
Lorenzo Piretto
Reference styleThe Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleMonsignor
Posthumous stylenone

Lorenzo Piretto, O.P. (born 15 December 1942) is the emeritus Archbishop of İzmir and a Dominican friar. He was ordained to the episcopate and installed as Archbishop of İzmir on 20 December 2015, five days after his 73rd birthday.