Germano Zaccheo was born in Cannock (from 95 in the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, but in the Diocese of Novara) August 16, 1934. Ordained a priest June 29, 1958, he held several positions in the diocese of Novara from 1958 to 1964 he played his pastoral ministry as assistant to Villadossola, then became rector of the Seminary of Novara in 1969 and Episcopal Vicar for the Laity in 1974 ; Monsignor Aldo del Monte in 1987 had wanted to vicar general of the diocese of Novara. Journalist, had also directed the action, a chain of weekly diocesan Novara. On June 3, 1995 Pope John Paul II appointed him bishop of Casale Monferrato ; Consecrated Bishop in the Cathedral of Novara September 16, 1995 by Msgr. Renato Corti. He started the service in the Episcopal Diocese Casale September 24, 1995.
Among the positions held: member of the Episcopal Commission for Social Problems and Work, Justice and Peace, Chairman of the Committee for the promotion of economic support for the Catholic Church until 2005 was part of the Episcopal Commission for Culture and social communications for the Episcopal Conference Piemontese was responsible for the problems of religious art and culture.
He had just concluded a year of celebrations for the centenary of the ninth Foundation Cathedral Sant'Evasio , the sign of Faith, Art, Culture, History and Tradition.
During the period of his episcopate in Casale Monferrato made two pastoral visits, in 2005 was the third course. He thought the organization by establishing a ministry that made by the Diocesan Center of the coordination of the pastoral areas, has resulted in Young 2000, coordinating the youth ministry: with young people participated in the World Youth Days and pilgrimages to Lourdes, Santiago Compostela, Loreto has contributed, with the Bishops of Alessandria, Asti, Acqui, and Tortona, to give life to the Inter-diocesan Seminary in area Bethany Valmadonna; started, with his support and his participation in the torchlight diocesan Create, repeated every year.
Among the positions held: member of the Episcopal Commission for Social Problems and Work, Justice and Peace, Chairman of the Committee for the promotion of economic support for the Catholic Church until 2005 was part of the Episcopal Commission for Culture and social communications for the Episcopal Conference Piemontese was responsible for the problems of religious art and culture.
He had just concluded a year of celebrations for the centenary of the ninth Foundation Cathedral Sant'Evasio , the sign of Faith, Art, Culture, History and Tradition.
During the period of his episcopate in Casale Monferrato made two pastoral visits, in 2005 was the third course. He thought the organization by establishing a ministry that made by the Diocesan Center of the coordination of the pastoral areas, has resulted in Young 2000, coordinating the youth ministry: with young people participated in the World Youth Days and pilgrimages to Lourdes, Santiago Compostela, Loreto has contributed, with the Bishops of Alessandria, Asti, Acqui, and Tortona, to give life to the Inter-diocesan Seminary in area Bethany Valmadonna; started, with his support and his participation in the torchlight diocesan Create, repeated every year.
his episcopate also focused on some major events: the Jubilee Year, the Year Evasive (2003) for the 6th centenary of the return of the relics of St. Evasion, the 9th anniversary of the consecration of the cathedral by Pope Paschal II, the renovation of the Cathedral and the recovery of medieval traces of the Atrium (or narthex). From art lover has encouraged all its forms and artistic and cultural event: the Conference on S. Evasion, the Duomo, the Middle Ages to the theater, from concerts to a long series of events and culture, from exhibitions to promote forms of sculpture (in particular the works forming part of the Baptistery in the narthex of the Cathedral).
Important conferences on Church and Church Town and City, and Culture; also have to remember the meetings to reflect on the world of work and the resumption of the Easter Mass in companies to meet and interact with the world of production and work.
Good relationships established with the Jewish community Casale (eg aid for the Feast of Chanukah).
With his pulse began to organize what later became the Diocesan Museum (open the sacristy, the mosaics in the ambulatory, the start of work to enable the visit to the attic of the medieval cathedral that preserve appearances), has also signed an agreement with other local museums to visit with one ticket.
are noteworthy also tours / pilgrimages made in the 90s to the Centre of International Studies Rosmini at Stresa, the Calvary of Domodossola, Milan to commemorate the action of S. Ambrose, in Novara and then the many pilgrimages and visits to our missionaries in Argentina, Benin and Togo.
He died November 20, 2007, died of a heart attack while on pilgrimage to Fatima, where he went to pray to Our Lady under her wing and make a commitment to the Marian Year held from December 8 2007.
Good relationships established with the Jewish community Casale (eg aid for the Feast of Chanukah).
With his pulse began to organize what later became the Diocesan Museum (open the sacristy, the mosaics in the ambulatory, the start of work to enable the visit to the attic of the medieval cathedral that preserve appearances), has also signed an agreement with other local museums to visit with one ticket.
are noteworthy also tours / pilgrimages made in the 90s to the Centre of International Studies Rosmini at Stresa, the Calvary of Domodossola, Milan to commemorate the action of S. Ambrose, in Novara and then the many pilgrimages and visits to our missionaries in Argentina, Benin and Togo.
He died November 20, 2007, died of a heart attack while on pilgrimage to Fatima, where he went to pray to Our Lady under her wing and make a commitment to the Marian Year held from December 8 2007.
