Ignazio Cannavò
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Ignazio Cannavò | |
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Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Church | |
See | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela |
In office | 1977 - 1997 |
Predecessor | Francesco Fasola |
Successor | Giovanni Marra |
Orders | |
Ordination | 5 November 1944 |
Personal details | |
Born | , Italy | 12 December 1921
Died | 18 October 2015 Aci Sant'Antonio | (aged 93)
Previous post(s) | Prelate |
Ignazio Cannavò (Italian pronunciation: Roman Catholic Church.
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.