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| honorific-prefix = [[Most Reverend|The Most Reverend]]
| name = Adelio Dell'Oro
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| diocese = [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Karaganda|Diocese of Karaganda]]
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| consecration = 2 March 2013
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Adelio Dell'Oro is the Italian-born [[Catholic]] Bishop of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Karaganda|Karaganda]], Kazakhstan.

== Biography ==

=== Early Life and education ===

Born on 31 July 1948 in Milan, Italy. In 1959 he entered the minor seminary in Milan. In 1967 he went to complete his classical studies at the Northern Italian theological faculties.

=== Ministry ===
He was ordained a priest for the [[Archdiocese of Milan]] by Cardinal [[Giovanni Colombo]] on 28 June 1972. He served as the [[Vicar]] of St Andrea's Parish in Milan until 1983. He then served as the Vicar of St Maria Assunta parish in [[Buccinasco]] until 1997. Meanwhile, Dell'Oro was a teacher of the religion in secondary schools and technical institutes from 1974 to 1997.

==== Initial Service in Kazakhstan ====

In 1997, he was transferred to [[Kazakhstan]] where he became the director of the Kazakhstani branch of [[Caritas (organization)|Caritas]] from 1997 to 2007. He also served as a priest at Vishniovka-Ashaly, collaborator of the [[apostolic nunciature]] and teacher of theology at the major seminary of Karaganda from 2007 to 2009. He became the spiritual director of the inter-diocesan Mary the Mother of the Church [[seminary]] in [[Karaganda]].<ref name="CK">[http://catholic-kazakhstan.org/Atyrau/Ru/index.htm Биография на сайте Католической церкви в Казахстане]</ref>

==== Return to Italy====

In 2009, he returned to Italy where he served the Parish of San Zeno in Cambiago. He was appointed vice-rector of the college at Guastalla Monza and Diocesan Assistant of Communion and Liberation from 2010 to 2012.

==== Appointment as Bishop and Return to Kazakhstan ====

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| name                = Adelio Dell'Oro
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| occupation          = Bishop
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| bishop name = Adelio Dell'Oro
| dipstyle    = [[The Most Reverend]]
| offstyle    = [[Your Grace]]
| relstyle    = Bishop
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| image       = Coat_of_arms_of_Adelio_Dell'Oro.svg
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On the [[Solemnity]] of [[St Ambrose]], 7 December 2012, [[Pope Benedict XVI]] appointed Dell'Oro [[Apostolic Administrator]] of [[Apostolic Administration of Atyrau|Atyrau]], [[Kazakhstan]] (upon the resignation of Bishop [[Janusz Wiesław Kaleta]]) and [[Titular Bishop]] of [[Castulo]].<ref name="press.vatican.va">[http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2015/01/31/0081/00169.html#Nomina%20del%20Vescovo%20di%20Karaganda%20(Kazakhstan) Nomina del vescovo di Karaganda (Kazakhstan)]</ref><ref name="CH">[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bdelloro.html Bishop Adelio Dell’Oro]</ref>

He received his episcopal [[ordination]] on 2 March 2013 in the cathedral of Milan by the hands of Cardinal [[Angelo Scola]], [[Archbishop of Milan]] with Cardinal [[Dionigi Tettamanzi]], [[Archbishop Emeritus]] of Milan, and Archbishop [[Tomasz Peta]] of [[Astana]] as co-consecrators.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ilsussidiario.net/News/Milano/2013/3/3/CHIESA-Dalla-terra-ambrosiana-a-quella-kazaka-Mons-Adelio-Dell-Oro-consacrato-vescovo-/369196/|title=CHIESA/ Dalla terra ambrosiana a quella kazaka. Mons. Adelio Dell'Oro consacrato vescovo|publisher=Il Sussidiario.net|access-date=2016-11-03}}</ref> He arrived in Atyrau on 21 April.

On 31 January 2015, Dell'Oro was appointed [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Karaganda|Bishop of Karaganda]] by [[Pope Francis]]<ref name="press.vatican.va"/><ref>[http://sibcatholic.ru/2015/02/02/papa-naznachil-novogo-episkopa-karagandy Папа назначил нового епископа Караганды]</ref> although he remained as Apostolic Administrator of Atyrau until 16 May.<ref>[http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2015/05/16/0373/00816.html Nomina dell’Amministratore Apostolico di Atyrau (Kazakhstan)]</ref>

=== Languages Spoken ===

In addition to his native Italian Dell'Oro speaks Russian and English. He also has a working knowledge of [[Latin]] and [[Kazakh]].<ref name="CK"/>

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 | after  = [[Friar]] [[Dariusz Buras]]
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[[Category:1948 births]]
[[Category:Kazakhstani Roman Catholic bishops]]
[[Category:Catholic Church in Kazakhstan]]
[[Category:Italian Roman Catholic bishops]]
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