Former Bishop of the Diocese of Treviso, Monsignor Antonio Mistrorigo was born in Chiampo, Vicenza, in the Veneto Region, Italy, on March 26, 1912, and was ordained to the priesthood on July 7, 1935. Chaplain of San Pietro in Gù for six years, in 1941, he was assigned as vice-rector of the Seminary of Vicenza, serving the latter office until 1944, when he was named parish priest of Sossano.
At 43 years of age, Mistrorigo was appointed Bishop of the Diocese of Troia by Pope Pius XII, receiving his episcopal consecration at the Cathedral of Vicenza on April 25, 1955, from Bishop Carlo Zinato, assisted by Archbishop Egidio Negrin and Bishop Giuseppe Zaffonato.
Following the death of the named Monsignor Negrin, Mistrorigo was named his successor as Bishop of the Diocese of Treviso on June 25, 1958, with his ingression taking place on August 3. Named Assistant to the Pontifical Throne on September 20, 1980, Mistrorigo authored along the years some 159 books, with the most famous publication being the "Dizionario Liturgico-Pastorale" of 1977. An expert in the field of Sacred Liturgy, he served during the Second Vatican Council as one of the promoters of the liturgical reform.
President of the Associazione Italiana Santa Cecilia for the study and development of Sacred Music, he retired from the pastoral government of his See on November 19, 1988, being succeeded by Msgr. Paolo Magnani.
Suffering from respiratory complications, Bishop Mistrorigo passed unexpectedly away at the Casa del Clero in via Scarpa 5, Treviso, on Saturday, January 14, 2012, at 20.30 am., aged 99. The city of Treviso had been organizing already special celebrations for his 100th birthday. At the time of his death, he was the oldest prelate in Italy.
Bishop Mistrorigo was laid out in state the named Casa del Clero on Wednesday, 18 and Thursday 19, and later at the Cathedral of Treviso on the morning on Friday, 20. Requiem Mass celebrated on Friday, January 19, at the Cathedral of Saint Peter of Treviso at 15 hrs., presided by Archbishop Dino De Antoni of the Metropolitan See of Gorizia, saw the participation of 14 other prelates and some 1,500 people. Interment followed in the cathedral's crypt, beside his predecessor, Monsignor Egidio Negrin (1907 - 1958).
At 43 years of age, Mistrorigo was appointed Bishop of the Diocese of Troia by Pope Pius XII, receiving his episcopal consecration at the Cathedral of Vicenza on April 25, 1955, from Bishop Carlo Zinato, assisted by Archbishop Egidio Negrin and Bishop Giuseppe Zaffonato.
Following the death of the named Monsignor Negrin, Mistrorigo was named his successor as Bishop of the Diocese of Treviso on June 25, 1958, with his ingression taking place on August 3. Named Assistant to the Pontifical Throne on September 20, 1980, Mistrorigo authored along the years some 159 books, with the most famous publication being the "Dizionario Liturgico-Pastorale" of 1977. An expert in the field of Sacred Liturgy, he served during the Second Vatican Council as one of the promoters of the liturgical reform.
President of the Associazione Italiana Santa Cecilia for the study and development of Sacred Music, he retired from the pastoral government of his See on November 19, 1988, being succeeded by Msgr. Paolo Magnani.
Suffering from respiratory complications, Bishop Mistrorigo passed unexpectedly away at the Casa del Clero in via Scarpa 5, Treviso, on Saturday, January 14, 2012, at 20.30 am., aged 99. The city of Treviso had been organizing already special celebrations for his 100th birthday. At the time of his death, he was the oldest prelate in Italy.
Bishop Mistrorigo was laid out in state the named Casa del Clero on Wednesday, 18 and Thursday 19, and later at the Cathedral of Treviso on the morning on Friday, 20. Requiem Mass celebrated on Friday, January 19, at the Cathedral of Saint Peter of Treviso at 15 hrs., presided by Archbishop Dino De Antoni of the Metropolitan See of Gorizia, saw the participation of 14 other prelates and some 1,500 people. Interment followed in the cathedral's crypt, beside his predecessor, Monsignor Egidio Negrin (1907 - 1958).
Former Bishop of the Diocese of Treviso, Monsignor Antonio Mistrorigo was born in Chiampo, Vicenza, in the Veneto Region, Italy, on March 26, 1912, and was ordained to the priesthood on July 7, 1935. Chaplain of San Pietro in Gù for six years, in 1941, he was assigned as vice-rector of the Seminary of Vicenza, serving the latter office until 1944, when he was named parish priest of Sossano.
At 43 years of age, Mistrorigo was appointed Bishop of the Diocese of Troia by Pope Pius XII, receiving his episcopal consecration at the Cathedral of Vicenza on April 25, 1955, from Bishop Carlo Zinato, assisted by Archbishop Egidio Negrin and Bishop Giuseppe Zaffonato.
Following the death of the named Monsignor Negrin, Mistrorigo was named his successor as Bishop of the Diocese of Treviso on June 25, 1958, with his ingression taking place on August 3. Named Assistant to the Pontifical Throne on September 20, 1980, Mistrorigo authored along the years some 159 books, with the most famous publication being the "Dizionario Liturgico-Pastorale" of 1977. An expert in the field of Sacred Liturgy, he served during the Second Vatican Council as one of the promoters of the liturgical reform.
President of the Associazione Italiana Santa Cecilia for the study and development of Sacred Music, he retired from the pastoral government of his See on November 19, 1988, being succeeded by Msgr. Paolo Magnani.
Suffering from respiratory complications, Bishop Mistrorigo passed unexpectedly away at the Casa del Clero in via Scarpa 5, Treviso, on Saturday, January 14, 2012, at 20.30 am., aged 99. The city of Treviso had been organizing already special celebrations for his 100th birthday. At the time of his death, he was the oldest prelate in Italy.
Bishop Mistrorigo was laid out in state the named Casa del Clero on Wednesday, 18 and Thursday 19, and later at the Cathedral of Treviso on the morning on Friday, 20. Requiem Mass celebrated on Friday, January 19, at the Cathedral of Saint Peter of Treviso at 15 hrs., presided by Archbishop Dino De Antoni of the Metropolitan See of Gorizia, saw the participation of 14 other prelates and some 1,500 people. Interment followed in the cathedral's crypt, beside his predecessor, Monsignor Egidio Negrin (1907 - 1958).
At 43 years of age, Mistrorigo was appointed Bishop of the Diocese of Troia by Pope Pius XII, receiving his episcopal consecration at the Cathedral of Vicenza on April 25, 1955, from Bishop Carlo Zinato, assisted by Archbishop Egidio Negrin and Bishop Giuseppe Zaffonato.
Following the death of the named Monsignor Negrin, Mistrorigo was named his successor as Bishop of the Diocese of Treviso on June 25, 1958, with his ingression taking place on August 3. Named Assistant to the Pontifical Throne on September 20, 1980, Mistrorigo authored along the years some 159 books, with the most famous publication being the "Dizionario Liturgico-Pastorale" of 1977. An expert in the field of Sacred Liturgy, he served during the Second Vatican Council as one of the promoters of the liturgical reform.
President of the Associazione Italiana Santa Cecilia for the study and development of Sacred Music, he retired from the pastoral government of his See on November 19, 1988, being succeeded by Msgr. Paolo Magnani.
Suffering from respiratory complications, Bishop Mistrorigo passed unexpectedly away at the Casa del Clero in via Scarpa 5, Treviso, on Saturday, January 14, 2012, at 20.30 am., aged 99. The city of Treviso had been organizing already special celebrations for his 100th birthday. At the time of his death, he was the oldest prelate in Italy.
Bishop Mistrorigo was laid out in state the named Casa del Clero on Wednesday, 18 and Thursday 19, and later at the Cathedral of Treviso on the morning on Friday, 20. Requiem Mass celebrated on Friday, January 19, at the Cathedral of Saint Peter of Treviso at 15 hrs., presided by Archbishop Dino De Antoni of the Metropolitan See of Gorizia, saw the participation of 14 other prelates and some 1,500 people. Interment followed in the cathedral's crypt, beside his predecessor, Monsignor Egidio Negrin (1907 - 1958).
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