Giovanni Antonio Farina

Bishop Saint Giovanni Antonio Farina
Bishop of Vicenza
Diocese	Vicenza
See	Vicenza
Appointed	18 June 1860
Installed	16 December 1860
Term ended	4 March 1888
Predecessor	Giovanni Giuseppe Cappellari
Successor	Antonio Maria De Pol
Orders
Ordination	15 January 1827
Consecration	20 September 1850 by Giovanni Giuseppe Cappellari
Personal details
Born	11 January 1803 Gambellara, Veneto, Venetian Province
Died	4 March 1888 (aged 85) Vicenza, Veneto, Kingdom of Italy
Parents	Pedro Farina & Francisca Bellame
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Treviso (1850-1860)
Sainthood
Feast day	4 March 14 January (Vicenza)
Venerated in	Catholic Church
Beatified	4 November 2001 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II
Canonized	23 November 2014 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City by Pope Francis
Attributes	Bishop's attire
Patronage	Sisters Teachers of Saint Dorothy, Daughters of the Sacred Hearts Gambellara Diocese of Vicenza Diocese of Treviso

Giovanni Antonio Farina (11 January 1803 – 4 March 1888) was an Italian Catholic bishop known for his compassionate treatment of the poor and for his enlightened views of education; he was sometimes dubbed as the "Bishop of the Poor".^[1] He served as the Bishop of Vicenza and later as the Bishop of Treviso; he is also known for ordaining the future Pope Pius X to the priesthood.^[2]

He was beatified on 4 November 2001 by Pope John Paul II and was canonized on 23 November 2014 by Pope Francis following the recognition of miracles attributed to his intercession. His liturgical feast day is celebrated annually on 4 March, the date of his death.^[3] He remains the patron saint of his religious order and of his hometown as well as the dioceses in which he served.