Ignazio Cannavò

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Ignazio Cannavò
Archbishop of the
Roman Catholic Church
SeeRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela
In office1977 - 1997
PredecessorFrancesco Fasola
SuccessorGiovanni Marra
Orders
Ordination5 November 1944
Personal details
Born(1921-12-12)12 December 1921
, Italy
Died18 October 2015(2015-10-18) (aged 93)
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Ignazio Cannavò (Italian pronunciation:

Roman Catholic Church
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Cannavò was born in Fiumefreddo di Sicilia, Italy and was ordained a priest on 5 November 1944. He was appointed auxiliary bishop of the

Coadjutor archbishop of the Diocese of Messina on 21 February 1976 and prelate of Santa Lucia del Mela on 21 December 1976. Cannavò succeeded as archbishop of the Diocese of Messina on 3 June 1977. He was appointed bishop of the diocese of Lipari on 10 December 1977. Cannavò was appointed to the newly created archdiocese of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela
on 30 September 1986 and retired on 17 May 1997.

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