Salvatore Cassisa

Salvatore Cassisa, (December 12, 1921 – August 3, 2015) was an Italian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.

Salvatore Cassisa
Archbishop of Archdiocese of Monreale Emeritus
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
SeeArchdiocese of Monreale
In office1978 - 1997
PredecessorCorrado Mingo
SuccessorPio Vittorio Vigo
Orders
OrdinationSeptember 3, 1944
Personal details
Born(1921-12-12)December 12, 1921
Trapani, Italy
DiedAugust 3, 2015(2015-08-03) (aged 93)
Palermo, Italy

Cassisa was born in Trapani, Italy and was ordained a priest on September 3, 1944. He was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Cefalù on December 1, 1973 and was ordained bishop on January 24, 1974. Cassisa was appointed archbishop of the Archdiocese of Monreale on March 11, 1978, where he would serve until his retirement on May 24, 1997. He died on August 3, 2015.[1]

References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-09-06. Retrieved 2015-09-06.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)



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