Lino Bortolo Belotti

Who is Lino Bortolo Belotti?

Lino Bortolo Belotti is an Italian Roman Catholic prelate, the former Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Bergamo.

Born in Comenduno, a frazione of Albino, he was ordained priest by Bishop Giuseppe Piazzi on 12 June 1954. Following his ordination he joined the Comunità Missionaria del Paradiso, and later he worked as pastor for the Italian workers in Switzerland. After his return in Bergamo, he was named by pope John Paul II to be Auxiliary Bishop of that city's diocese.

He is currently the president of the commission dedicated to the immigrates of the Italian Bishop Conference, president of the foundation Migrantes. He is also member of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerants. On 22 January 2009 the pope Benedict XVI accept his resugnation from the post of Auxiliary Bishop.