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On 21 March 1976, he arrived in Abu Dhabi, which after the expulsion of the mission personnel from Aden, had become the official residence of the Apostolic Vicar of Arabia. He was the first Bishop who resided in the Gulf, while the seven previous Apostolic Vicars all had their headquarters in Aden. <ref>{{Cite web|title=Bishop Giovanni Bernardo Gremoli [Catholic-Hierarchy]|url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bgremoli.html|access-date=2021-04-04|website=www.catholic-hierarchy.org}}</ref> |
On 21 March 1976, he arrived in Abu Dhabi, which after the expulsion of the mission personnel from Aden, had become the official residence of the Apostolic Vicar of Arabia. He was the first Bishop who resided in the Gulf, while the seven previous Apostolic Vicars all had their headquarters in Aden. <ref>{{Cite web|title=Bishop Giovanni Bernardo Gremoli [Catholic-Hierarchy]|url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bgremoli.html|access-date=2021-04-04|website=www.catholic-hierarchy.org}}</ref> |
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He remained for 29 years as Bishop of the world's largest jurisdiction until he returned to Italy for his retirement on 22 May 2005. Since then, he lived in the Capuchin friary of Montughi in Florence until his death. <ref>{{Cite web|title=Bishop Bernard Giovanni Gremoli (91) passes away|url=https://avosa.org/news/bishop-bernard-giovanni-gremoli-91-passes-away|access-date=2021-04-04|website=Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Arabia|language=en}}</ref> |
[[File:Sheikh Nahyan Bin Mubarak Al Nahayan and Giovanni Bernardo Gremoli.jpg|frame|The photo with the dedication of Sheikh Nahyan Bin Mubarak Al Nahayan, Minister of Higher Education of the United Arab Emirates, along with Gremoli.|left]]He remained for 29 years as Bishop of the world's largest jurisdiction until he returned to Italy for his retirement on 22 May 2005. Since then, he lived in the Capuchin friary of Montughi in Florence until his death. <ref>{{Cite web|title=Bishop Bernard Giovanni Gremoli (91) passes away|url=https://avosa.org/news/bishop-bernard-giovanni-gremoli-91-passes-away|access-date=2021-04-04|website=Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Arabia|language=en}}</ref> |
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== Death == |
== Death == |
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He passed away at 4:30 am on Thursday 06 July 2017 at Florence, Italy. He was 91. His funeral was held on 08 July 2017 at 9.30 am at the Capuchin Friary at Montughi, Florence. <ref>{{Cite web|title=Bishop Bernard Giovanni Gremoli (91) passes away|url=https://avosa.org/news/bishop-bernard-giovanni-gremoli-91-passes-away|access-date=2021-04-04|website=Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Arabia|language=en}}</ref> |
[[File:Monsignor Gremoli with the teachers of the school of Saint Joseph in Abu Dhabi.jpg|frame|Monsignor Gremoli with the teachers of the school of St. Joseph's School in Abu Dhabi|left]]He passed away at 4:30 am on Thursday 06 July 2017 at Florence, Italy. He was 91. His funeral was held on 08 July 2017 at 9.30 am at the Capuchin Friary at Montughi, Florence. <ref>{{Cite web|title=Bishop Bernard Giovanni Gremoli (91) passes away|url=https://avosa.org/news/bishop-bernard-giovanni-gremoli-91-passes-away|access-date=2021-04-04|website=Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Arabia|language=en}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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His Excellency, The Most Reverend Giovanni Bernardo Gremoli | |
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| Emeritus Vicar Apostolic of Arabia | |
Portrait of H.E. Giovanni in 2001
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| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Masuccaba |
| In office | 2 October 1975 to 21 March 2005 |
| Predecessor | Irzio Luigi Magliacani, OFM Cap. |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 4 July 1967 |
| Consecration | 22 February 1976 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Giovanni Bernardo Gremoli (1926-06-30)June 30, 1926 |
| Died | July 6, 2017(2017-07-06) (aged 91) Florence, Italy |
| Buried | Poppi, Toscana, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Parents | Ottavio Gremoli and Rosa Ghelli |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Urbanian University, Rome. |
Giovanni Bernardo Gremoli (June 30, 1926 – July 6, 2017) was a Roman Catholic bishop.
Born in Italy, Gremoli was ordained to the priesthood in 1951. Gremoli served as titular bishop of Masuccaba and was Vicar Apostolic of Arabia from 1976 to 2005. During this time, he spent a lot of time in St. Joseph's Cathedral, Abu Dhabi.[1] His successor is Bishop Paul Hinder.
Giovanni Gremoli was born on 30 June 1926 in Poppi (Arezzo) in Italy, the second of six children, and grew up on his family's large farm. In 1942 he entered the Capuchins of the Tuscan Province and made his first religious profession on 15 August 1943. On 17 February 1951, he was ordained a priest in Florence. He then specialized in Missiology and obtained a degree in Canon Law at the Pontifical Urbanian University in Rome.[2]
In 1954 he was appointed mission secretary of the Capuchins in Florence to look after the interests of their missions in India, the Gulf, and Africa, a post he held until he was appointed Apostolic Vicar of Arabia on 2 October 1975. To improve his English which was essential for his task, he spent some weeks in Ireland before his episcopal ordination in Florence on 22 February 1976.
On 21 March 1976, he arrived in Abu Dhabi, which after the expulsion of the mission personnel from Aden, had become the official residence of the Apostolic Vicar of Arabia. He was the first Bishop who resided in the Gulf, while the seven previous Apostolic Vicars all had their headquarters in Aden. [3]
He remained for 29 years as Bishop of the world's largest jurisdiction until he returned to Italy for his retirement on 22 May 2005. Since then, he lived in the Capuchin friary of Montughi in Florence until his death. [4]
He passed away at 4:30 am on Thursday 06 July 2017 at Florence, Italy. He was 91. His funeral was held on 08 July 2017 at 9.30 am at the Capuchin Friary at Montughi, Florence. [5]
