Don Guido Avi dies at 108

Don Guido Avi, the oldest priest in the Diocese of Trento, died on the night of Saturday, October 17, at the age of 108.

Born in Pergine in 1918, Avi was ordained a priest in Trento in 1942. He served as a parochial vicar in Noriglio from 1942 to 1943 and in Rovereto at S. Maria from 1943 to 1947. He later served as pastor at Cristo Re in Trento from 1947 to 1968, in Albiano from 1968 to 1975, and in Baselga del Bondone from 1976 to 1990. In 2007, he was named an honorary canon of the San Vigilio Cathedral.

His funeral is scheduled for Monday, October 19, at 14.30 at the parish church in Pergine, followed by burial in the Madrano cemetery.