Bruno Foresti

{{short description|Roman Catholic prelate (1923–2022)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}

{{Infobox Christian leader

| type = Archbishop

| honorific-prefix = His Excellency

| name = Bruno Foresti

| title = Bishop Emeritus of Brescia

| image = Bruno Foresti.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Photo of the bishop

| church =

| archdiocese = Milan

| diocese =

| see = Roman Catholic Diocese of Brescia

| appointed = 15 June 1983

| term_end = 19 December 1998

| predecessor = Luigi Morstabilini

| successor = Giulio Sanguineti

| ordination = 7 April 1946

| ordained_by = Adriano Bernareggi

| consecration = 10 January 1975

| consecrated_by = Clemente Gaddi

| rank =

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1923|5|6|df=y}}

| birth_place = Tavernola Bergamasca, Italy

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2022|7|26|1923|5|6|df=y}}

| death_place = Gavardo, Italy

| previous_post = Auxiliary Bishop of Modena-Nonantola and Titular Bishop of Plestia (1974–1976)
Archbishop of Modena-Nonantola (1976–1983)

}}

Bruno Foresti (6 May 1923 – 26 July 2022) was an Italian prelate of Catholic Church. At the time of his death at age {{age|1923|5|6}}, he was the oldest living Catholic bishop from Italy.

Foresti was born in Tavernola Bergamasca, Italy and was ordained a priest on 7 April 1946. Foresti was appointed auxiliary bishop to the Archdiocese of Modena-Nonantola on 12 December 1974 as well as Titular Bishop of Plestia and ordained bishop on 10 January 1975. Foresti was then appointed Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Modena-Nonantola on 2 April 1976. Foresti's final appointment was to bishop of the Diocese of Brescia and he retired as bishop of Brescia on 15 December 1998.{{cite news |last=Erlandson |first=Greg |date=January 6, 1989 |title=Pope calls family missionaries 'leaven of Church' |url=https://digital.library.duq.edu/digital/collection/pc6/id/6188/ |work=Pittsburgh Catholic |access-date=August 1, 2021}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bforesti.html|title=Archbishop Bruno Foresti †|website=Catholic-Hierarchy.org|access-date=31 July 2022}}