Angelo Massafra
Angelo Massafra OFM (born March 23, 1949 in San Marzano di San Giuseppe ) is an Italian clergyman and archbishop of Shkodra-Pult .
Life
Angelo Massafra who entered religious community of Franciscans at, and the Bishop of Lecce , Francesco Minerva , ordained him on 21 September 1974 priests .
Pope John Paul II appointed him Bishop of Rrëshen on December 7, 1996 . The Pope personally donated his episcopal ordination on January 6 of the next year; Co-consecrators were Giovanni Battista Re , substitute for the State Secretariat , and Miroslav Stefan Marusyn , Secretary of the Congregation for the Eastern Churches .
On March 28, 1998, he became Archbishop of Shkodra-Pult .
After the death of Rrok Mirdita in December 2015, he became head of the Albanian Bishops' Conference .
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predecessor | Office | successor |
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Frano Gjini |
Bishop of Rrëshen 1996–1998 |
Cristoforo Palmieri CM |
Franco Illia |
Archbishop of Shkodra-Pult since 1998 |
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SURNAME | Massafra, Angelo |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian clergyman, Archbishop of Shkodra-Pult |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 23, 1949 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | San Marzano di San Giuseppe |