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Salvatore Cassisa

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Salvatore Cassisa
Archbishop of Archdiocese of Monreale Emeritus
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
SeeArchdiocese of Monreale
In office1978 - 1997
PredecessorCorrado Mingo
SuccessorPio Vittorio Vigo
Orders
Ordination3 September 1944
Personal details
Born(1921-12-12)12 December 1921
Trapani, Italy
Died3 August 2015(2015-08-03) (aged 93)
Palermo, Italy

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

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

References

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  1. ^ "È morto monsignor Salvatore Cassisa, fu vescovo di Monreale per 19 anni - Monreale Press - Quotidiano online di cronaca e informazione a Monreale". Archived from the original on 2015-09-06. Retrieved 2015-09-06.
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