Joseph Marello
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Saint Bishop Giuseppe Marello |
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| Bishop of Acqui | |
Photograph c. 1889.
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| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Acqui |
| See | Acqui |
| Appointed | 11 February 1889 |
| Installed | 16 June 1889 |
| Term ended | 30 May 1895 |
| Predecessor | Giuseppe Maria Sciandra |
| Successor | Pietro Balestra |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 19 September 1868 by Carlo Luigi Savio |
| Consecration | 17 February 1889 by Raffaele Monaco La Valletta |
| Rank | Bishop |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Giuseppe Stefano Chiaffredo Marello |
| Born |
26 December 1844 Turin, Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia |
| Died | 30 May 1895 (aged 50) Savona, Kingdom of Italy |
| Motto | Iter para tutum ("Prepare a safe path") |
| Coat of arms |  |
| Sainthood | |
| Feast day | 30 May |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 26 September 1993 Asti, Italy by Pope John Paul II |
| Canonized | 25 November 2001 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II |
| Attributes | Episcopal attire |
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Saint Giuseppe Marello (26 December 1844 - 30 May 1895) was an Italian Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Bishop of Acqui from 1889 until his death and was also the founder of the Oblates of Saint Joseph. Marello served as an aide to the Bishop of Asti prior to his episcopal appointment after Pope Leo XIII named him to head the Acqui diocese; the pope had known Marello while a cardinal when the pair participated in the First Vatican Council more than a decade before. He became a proponent for the poor and destitute and never stopped to render his assistance to those who needed it the most; this was something he undertook even in his childhood. Bishop Marello issued several pastoral letters that dealt with a range of issues such as catechism and organized one big pastoral visitation to visit all parishes in his diocese.
Marello's cause for sainthood resulted in his beatification on 26 September 1993 in Asti and his canonization less than a decade later on 25 November 2001 in Saint Peter's Square.
Giuseppe Marello was born on 26 December 1844 in Turin on Bakers' Street to Vincenzo Marello and Anna Maria Viale and he was baptized just hours later in the Corpus Domini church. A brother that was born after him was Vittorio. His godparents were Chiaffredo Viale and Teresa Secco. He received his Confirmation on 15 August 1855 from the Bishop of Asti Filippo Artico. He was an altar server in his childhood (where his vocation began) and he often invited the homeless to his home for food. His father was a friend of Saint Giuseppe Benedetto Cottolengo.
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