Armando Umberto Gianni: key obituary facts
Is Armando Umberto Gianni dead? Yes. Armando Umberto Gianni died on August 10, 2026, at age 86.
Cause of death: Armando Umberto Gianni's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Armando Umberto Gianni known for?
He was an Italian-born Centralafrican Roman Catholic bishop.
More about Armando Umberto Gianni
Born: 23 September 1939.
Place of birth: Gragnola.
Gender: male.
Occupation: Catholic priest, Catholic bishop.
Nationality: Kingdom of Italy, Italy.
Armando Umberto Gianni, an Italian Roman Catholic prelate and the first Bishop of Bouar, died on August 10, 2026, aged 86.
Born in Gragnola, Italy, on September 23, 1939, he joined the Capuchin order and was ordained a priest in 1963 before going to the Central African Republic as a missionary in 1964. Gianni became the first bishop of the Bouar diocese in 1978 and led it until 2017, marking nearly four decades in the post.