Gian Franco Saba
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His Excellency Gian Franco Saba |
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| Archbishop of Sassari | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Sassari |
| In office | June 27, 2017 |
| Predecessor | Paolo Mario Virgilio Atzei, O.F.M.Conv. |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | October 23, 1993 |
| Consecration | September 13, 2017 by Sebastiano Sanguinetti |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
September 20, 1968 Olbia |
| Nationality | Italy |
| Previous post | Rector of diocesan Seminary, Sassari Rector of Regional pontifical Seminary of Sardinia |
| Alma mater |
Pontifical Faculty of Theology of Sardinia Patristic Institute Augustinianum Institut Catholique de Paris |
| Motto | Dilectione amplectere Deum |
| Coat of arms |  |
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Styles of Lorenzo Piretto |
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| Reference style | The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Monsignor |
| Posthumous style | none |
Gianfranco Saba is from 27 June 2017 the elected Archbishop of Sassari.
Gianfranco Saba was born in Olbia in 1968, and was ordained as a priest in 1993. He continued his theological studies at Pontifical Faculty of Theology of Sardinia, and specialized at Patristic Institute Augustinianum. He also specialized at Institut Catholique de Paris.
He was rector of diocesan Seminary of Sassari and from 2000 to 2015 he was rector of Regional pontifical Seminary of Sardinia.
On June 27, 2017, Pope Francis appointed him as the new Archbishop of Sassari. He will be consecrated on September 13, 2013, by bishop of Ozieri Sebastiano Sanguinetti.
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