Don Bruno D'Andrea dies

Don Bruno D'Andrea, the parish priest of Attimis, Forame, and Subit, died Thursday, October 29, at a hospital in Udine. He would have turned 86 on December 8.

Archbishop Riccardo Lamba will preside over the funeral Mass on Tuesday, November 3, at 15:00 in the parish church of Attimis. The church will open at 09:00 that day for prayer. On Monday, November 2, the casket will be received at the church of Attimis at 16:00 for a Mass for the deceased, followed by the Rosary at 20:00.

Born in Campeglio in 1940, D'Andrea was ordained a priest in 1965 by Archbishop Giuseppe Zaffonato. After serving as a parochial vicar in Porpetto, he began missionary work in Araçuaì, Brazil, in 1966. He returned to Friuli in 1972 to serve as parish priest of Purgessimo for one year before returning to Brazil. His death follows the passing of Don Vittorino Ghenda on October 1.