Salvatore Pappalardo

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

Pontifical Major Roman Seminary
  • Pontifical Gregorian University
  • Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy
  • Pontifical Lateran University
    • MottoSemper inhaerere mandatis
    Coat of armsSalvatore Pappalardo's coat of arms

    Salvatore Pappalardo (23 September 1918 – 10 December 2006) was an Italian

    Archbishop of Palermo for over 25 years, from 1970 to 1996. He was the first senior clergyman from Sicily to speak out against the Mafia, breaking its code of omertà
    (vow of silence).

    Biography

    Pappalardo was born in

    Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria Odigitria dei Siciliani by Pope Paul VI
    on 5 March 1973.

    Styles of
    Salvatore Pappalardo
    Reference style
    		His Eminence
    Spoken styleYour Eminence
    Informal styleCardinal
    SeePalermo

    He was considered papabile in the October 1978 conclave that followed the death of Pope John Paul I. He would have been the first Sicilian pope in twelve centuries.[4]

    Pappalardo spoke out against the Mafia from the 1980s. At the funeral of

    Italian President Sandro Pertini
    .

    He retired upon the appointment of

    Cathedral of Palermo
    on 12 December.

    References

    1. ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LVIII. 1966. pp. 111, 919. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
    2. ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXI. 1969. p. 353. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
    3. ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXII. 1970. p. 689. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
    4. ^ a b "Cardinal Salvatore Pappalardo, Anti-Mafia Sicilian priest". The Independent. 14 December 2006. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
    5. ISBN 9780520929494
      . Retrieved 24 July 2020.
    6. ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXXXVIII. 1996. p. 523. Retrieved 25 July 2020.

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    Educational offices
    Preceded by President of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy
    7 May 1969 – 17 October 1970     		Succeeded by
    Catholic Church titles
    Preceded by Archbishop of Palermo
    17 October 1970 – 4 April 1996     		Succeeded by
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