Nicola De Angelis, C.F.I.C (23 January 1939 – 16 June 2023) was an Italian Roman Catholic bishop. De Angelis was Bishop Emeritus of the Diocese of Peterborough in Ontario, Canada.

His Excellency

Nicola De Angelis
Bishop Emeritus of Peterborough
ArchdioceseKingston
Appointed28 December 2002
Term ended8 April 2014
PredecessorJames Leonard Doyle
SuccessorWilliam Terrence McGrattan
Previous post(s)Titular Bishop of Remesiana (1992–2002)
Orders
Ordination6 December 1970
by Philip Francis Pocock
Consecration24 June 1992
by Aloysius Matthew Ambrozic
Personal details
Born(1939-01-23)23 January 1939
Died16 June 2023(2023-06-16) (aged 84)
Montefiascone, Italy
MottoUNUM ESTIS IN CHRISTO
Coat of armsNicola De Angelis's coat of arms
Styles of
Nicola De Angelis
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop

Biography

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Nicola De Angelis was born in Pozzaglia Sabino, Italy, on 23 January 1939. In 1959 he entered the religious order of the Sons of the Immaculate Conception. He immigrated to Canada in 1967 and commenced studies in theology at St. Augustine's Seminary in Toronto. On 6 December 1970, De Angelis was ordained a priest in Toronto, to the Order of the Sons of the Immaculate Conception. During his years in Toronto, Father De Angelis was appointed to the Minister's Advisory Committee for education in Ontario. In the 1970s and early 1980s, he was involved with the Archdiocesan Senate Committee and also with the several Italian Cultural Committees. He was appointed Treasurer General of his religious order in 1984 and moved to Rome to fulfill the duties of this position. On 27 April 1992, he was elected titular Bishop of Remesianna. He was ordained Auxiliary Bishop of Toronto and consecrated in St. Michael's Cathedral on 24 June 1992. On 28 December 2002, Bishop De Angelis was appointed the Bishop of Peterborough.

De Angelis died in Montefiascone on 16 June 2023, at the age of 84.[1]

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Peterborough
2002–2014
Succeeded by
Preceded by Titular Bishop of Remesiana
1992–2002
Succeeded by