Gian Franco Saba

His Excellency

Gian Franco Saba
Archbishop of Sassari
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseSassari
In office27 June 2017
PredecessorPaolo Mario Virgilio Atzei, O.F.M.Conv.
Previous post(s)Rector of diocesan Seminary, Sassari
Rector of Regional pontifical Seminary of Sardinia
Orders
Ordination23 October 1993
Consecration13 September 2017
by Sebastiano Sanguinetti
Personal details
Born (1968-09-20) 20 September 1968 (age 56)
Olbia
NationalityItalian
Alma materPontifical Faculty of Theology of Sardinia
Patristic Institute Augustinianum
Institut Catholique de Paris
MottoDilectione amplectere Deum
Coat of armsGian Franco Saba's coat of arms
Styles of
Gian Franco Saba
Reference styleThe Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleMonsignor
Posthumous stylenone

Gianfranco Saba is from 27 June 2017[1] the elected Archbishop of Sassari.[2]

Family life

Gianfranco Saba was born in Olbia in 1968, and was ordained as a priest in 1993. He continued his theological studies at Pontifical Faculty of Theology of Sardinia, and specialized at Patristic Institute Augustinianum. He also specialized at Institut Catholique de Paris.

He was rector of diocesan Seminary of Sassari and from 2000 to 2015 he was rector of Regional pontifical Seminary of Sardinia.

Ministry

On 27 June 2017 Pope Francis appointed him as the new Archbishop of Sassari. He was consecrated on 13 September 2017 by bishop of Ozieri Sebastiano Sanguinetti and installed on October 1 2017.

In November 2024, Saba announced Pope Francis' judgment expelling Argentine priest, Fernando María Cornet from clerical state for schism (1983 Code of Canon Law Canons 751 & 1364) due to his “Habemus Antipapam?” publication.[3]

Publications

  • Il dialogo sul sacerdozio di Giovanni Crisostomo: sintesi tra paideia classica e paideia cristiana?, Bologna, Dehoniana Libri, 2012, ISBN 978-88-89386-44-6.
  • Scienze religiose e processo euromediterraneo, curatela, Soveria Mannelli, Rubbettino, 2009, ISBN 978-88-498-2850-4.
  • Albino Morera: l'uomo e il pastore nel contesto socio-religioso nella Diocesi di Tempio-Ampurias, curatela con Angelo Setzi, Soveria Mannelli, Rubbettino, 2004, ISBN 88-498-0646-9.

References

  1. ^ Rinuncia dell’Arcivescovo Metropolita di Sassari (Italia) e nomina del successore
  2. ^ Mons. Saba nuovo arcivescovo di Sassari
  3. ^ Villar, Julieta (November 19, 2024). "Pope Francis laicizes schismatic Argentine priest". Catholic News Agency. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Archbishop of Sassari
2017–present 		Succeeded by
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