Luigi Negri (bishop)

Luigi Negri (26 November 1941 – 31 December 2021) was an Italian Roman Catholic prelate, theologian, and academic.

[1] Born on 26 November 1941 in Milan, Negri attended the Liceo classico Giovanni Berchet [it], where he was taught by Luigi Giussani, among others.

In 1965, he graduated from the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore with a degree in philosophy.

On 17 March 2005, Negri was named Bishop of San Marin-Montefeldro by Pope John Paul II, succeeding Paolo Rabitti [it].

He resigned due to age limit on 15 February 2017 and was succeeded by Gian Carlo Perego [it].