Antonio Fustella (24 January 1913 – 5 February 1986) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who was Bishop of Todi (1960–1967), rector of the Pontifical Lombard Seminary (1967–1969), and Apostolic Administrator (1969–1973) and Bishop (1973–1986) of Saluzzo.
On 1 October 1967, he became rector of the Pontifical Lombard Seminary in Rome.[1] On 19 October 1967, Pope Paul VI named him titular bishop of Sebana.[6] His two years at the seminary were "not without problems and headaches".[2]
On 19 June 1969, he was named Apostolic Administrator of Saluzzo sede plena, that is, with the right to succeed Bishop Egidio Luigi Lanzo, then 84 years old.[7][8][a] He was welcomed in Saluzzo on 13 September 1969.[1] Lanzo died on 29 January 1973 at the age of 87.[12] On 22 May 1973, Pope Paul appointed Fustella Bishop of Saluzzo.[13] His administration of the diocese focused on the reorganization of resources and personnel to support the population shifts associated with industrialization and rural depopulation. In addition to his local duties, including three complete rounds of visits to all the parishes in his diocese, he supported the missions in Cameroon and visited that country in 1975.[2]
Fustella died of a heart attack in Saluzzo on 5 February 1986 at the age of 73.[1][14] His remains were interred in the crypt of the cathedral of Maria SS. Assunta in Saluzzo.[1]
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^At Lanzo's request, Guido Tonetti, Archbishop-Bishop of Cuneo, had been appointed administrator on 7 January 1967.[9] Two self-published online databases date Fustella's appointment as Administrator to 1967, unaware of his position at the Pontifical Lombard Seminary.[10][11]
^Acta Apostolicae Sedis(PDF). Vol. LII. 1960. pp. 483–4. Retrieved 14 June 2020. rectorem Collegii archiepiscopalis a Sancto Carolo in civitate Mediolanensi