Gianfranco Gardin

Who is Gianfranco Gardin?

Gianfranco Agostino Gardin, O.F.M. Conv. is Archbishop-Bishop of Treviso

Gardin was born at San Polo di Piave, in the Province of Treviso, Italy. In 1946, when he was about two years old, his family moved to Venice, where he grew up.

He joined the Order of Conventual Franciscan Friars, becoming a solemnly professed member on 4 October 1965. He was ordained a priest on 21 March 1970 and continued his studies in Padua and Rome.

He taught moral theology in Padua from 1973 to 1998. He founded and edited the periodical Credere oggi, whose title means "Believing Today".

In 1988 he became provincial superior of his order and in 1995 superior general, a post he held until 2001.

On 10 July 2006 he was named Titular Bishop of Cissa and Secretary of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life. He was ordained bishop on 26 August 2006.

On 18 December 2009, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him Archbishop-Bishop of Treviso.