Luigi Padovese [SEP] position held
Luigi Padovese
Luigi Padovese (31 March 1947, Milan – 3 June 2010, Iskenderun) was the titular bishop of Monteverde and the vicar apostolic of Anatolia in Turkey. He was murdered by his driver on 3 June 2010.
Biography.
Padovese made his simple vows in the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin on 4 October 1965 and his solemn vows on 4 October 1968. He was ordained a priest on 16 June 1973. He studied at the Pontifical University Antonianum and Pontifical Gregorian University. He has been a Professor
and put under house arrest after a Turkish court ruled that their detention exceeded newly adopted legal limits.
Sentence.
The five perpetrators – caught red-handed at the crime scene – were handed three consecutive life sentences, two military personnel were given sentences of 13 years 9 months and 14 years 10 months and 22 days, and sixteen other defendants were acquitted.
See also.
- Ergenekon
- Hrant Dink
- Andrea Santoro
- Luigi Padovese
Further reading.
- Carswell, Jonathan; Wright