Salvatore Pappalardo (archbishop)

This article is about the Archbishop of Siracusa. For the Roman Catholic Cardinal and Archbishop of Palermo, see Salvatore Pappalardo. For the composer, see Salvatore Pappalardo (composer).




His Excellency
The Most Reverend

Salvatore Pappalardo
Archbishop emeritus of Siracusa
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Siracusa
MetropolisSiracusa
SeeSiracusa
Appointed12 September 2008
Installed8 November 2008
Term ended20 October 2020
PredecessorGiuseppe Costanzo
SuccessorFrancesco Lomanto
Orders
Ordination30 June 1968
Consecration5 March 1998
by Luigi Bommarito
RankArchbishop
Personal details
Born
Salvatore Pappalardo

(1945-03-18) 18 March 1945 (age 79)
Nicolosi
Nationality Italian
Alma materPontifical Lateran University
MottoLatin: Servus per Iesum
Coat of armsSalvatore Pappalardo's coat of arms

Salvatore Pappalardo (born 18 March 1945) is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who was Archbishop of Siracusa from 2008 to 2020. Before that he was Bishop of Nicosia for ten years.

Biography

Salvatore Pappalardo was born in Nicolosi on 18 March 1945. He was ordained a priest on 30 June 1968. He studied at the seminary in Catania and then obtained a licentiate in theology and a doctorate in canon law at the Pontifical Lateran University.[1]

In the Archdiocese of Catania he was a religion teacher in state schools, head of the diocesan Catechetical Office, vice rector of the seminary, and a parish priest. He became chancellor of the archdiocese and was Vicar General from 1989 to 1998.[2]

Pope John Paul II named him Bishop of Nicosia on 5 February 1998.[1] He received his episcopal consecration on 5 March 1998 in the Cathedral Basilica of Catania and was installed on 25 March 1998.[2]

On 12 September 2008, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him Archbishop of Siracusa[1] and he was installed there on 8 November.[2]

Pope Francis accepted his resignation on 24 July 2020.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Rinunce e Nomine, 12.09.2008" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 12 September 2008. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Il Vescovo Salvatore". Arcidiocesi di Siracusa (in Italian). Archived from the original on 9 July 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Resignations and Appointments, 24.07.2020" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2020.