Antonio Bello (18 March 1935 – 20 April 1993) was an Italian Catholic prelate who served as the Bishop of Molfetta-Ruvo-Giovinazzo-Terlizzi from 1982 until his death from cancer in 1993.

[4][5] Bello studied in various colleges and seminaries in places such as Bologna and Rome before being named to several positions in his region where he served as a priest.

He was later made a bishop and became known for his eloquent teaching and for his pastoral sensitivities while being noted for his emphasis on greater diocesan participation on the part of the faithful.

[5] Bello also was a member of the Secular Franciscan Order and was a vocal critic of international conflicts such as the Gulf War.

[4] He later attended the Opera Nazionale Assistenza Religiosa e Morale degli Operai for additional studies from September 1953 in Bologna.

On 30 November 1955, he received the minor orders (from Cardinal Giacomo Lercaro) and he later was inducted into the subdiaconate on 22 December 1957 (this timeline cannot be correct).

Bello later attended the Pontifical Lateran in Rome from 20 October 1962 until 3 July 1965 (accepting Bishop Ruotolo's invitation to do so) when he obtained his degree.

[4] On 3 March 1965, he defended his doctoral thesis entitled "The Eucharistic Congresses and their theological and pastoral significance".

[6] Bello was noted for his frugal manner of living; he took the bus and often rode a bike since he disliked cars due to their pollution.

In September 1990 he founded the "Mosaico di Pace" magazine in Molfetta and from 1990 to 1992 wrote articles for the newspaper "Il manifesto".

On 18 March 2015 the Capuchin friars in Giovinazzo inaugurated a state dedicated to Bello in the presence of the late bishop's brother Marcello.

The beatification process opened under Pope Benedict XVI on 27 November 2007 after the Congregation for the Causes of Saints issued the official "nihil obstat" (no objections to the cause) edict and titled Bello as a Servant of God.