Giacomo Bini
| Giacomo Bini | |
|---|---|
| Minister General of the Order of Friars Minor | |
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| Installed | 1997 |
| Term ended | 2003 |
| Predecessor | Hermann Schalück |
| Successor | José Rodríguez Carballo |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 14 March 1964 |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Giacomo Bini |
| Born |
23 August 1938 Ostra Vetere |
| Died | 9 May 2014 (aged 75) Rome |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Alma mater | |
Giacomo Bini (23 August 1938 – 9 May 2014) was a Franciscan priest. Ordained in 1964, he worked as a missionary in Africa, and was appointed Minister General of the Order of the Friars Minor (OFM) for the period 1997–2003. He was fluent in Italian, French, English, Spanish and Kiswahili.
Bini was born in Ostra Vetere, Ancona in 1938. He entered a seminary at an early age, where he received his secondary education, and entered the Franciscan order on 18 September 1956, at the age of 18. He made his Solemn Profession on 7 September 1963, and was consecrated to the priesthood on 14 March 1964. He subsequently pursued further studies in both Paris, where he attended the Institut Catholique for two years, and at Strasbourg, where he obtained the title of Doctor in Religious Sciences at the University of Strasbourg in 1971. His thesis was entitled Sin and Penance in St. Basil of Caesarea. His early roles ranged from Definitor, instructor in liturgy at the regional seminary of Fano, master of studies for prospective friars undergoing their novitiate, provincial vicar of the Marche region, and both guardian and parish priest at Urbino.
In 1982, after expressing a wish to participate in the Africa project of his order, he was incardinated the Vice Province of St. Francis of Africa and Madagascar to establish the Rwanda Order of Friars Minor. Bini's functions were those of Definitor and Vicar Provincial.The project envisaged three principles:
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