Mariano Crociata

Mariano Crociata (born March 16, 1953 in Castelvetrano , Trapani province , Italy ) is Bishop of Latina-Terracina-Sezze-Priverno .

Life

Episcopal coat of arms of Bishop Mariano Crociata

Mariano Crociata studied at the Episcopal Seminary of Mazara del Vallo . He received his doctorate in Catholic theology at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome . The ordination received Mariano Crociata on 29 June 1979. From 1985 to 1989 he was pastor in Marinella di Selinunte , 1989-2003 Archpriest of the Chiesa Madre of Marsala . From 2003 he was vicar general of the diocese of Mazara del Vallo .

On July 16, 2007, Mariano Crociata was founded by Pope Benedict XVI. appointed Bishop of Noto . The episcopal ordination on 6 October 2007 in the Cathedral of Noto gave him the Archbishop of Palermo , Paolo Romeo ; Co-consecrators were Archbishop Nikola Eterović , General Secretary of the Synod of Bishops , and Domenico Mogavero , Bishop of Mazara del Vallo.

Mariano Crociata was delegate for doctrine of the faith and catechesis in the Sicilian Episcopal Conference .

On September 25, 2008 Pope Benedict XVI appointed him. General Secretary of the Italian Bishops' Conference , after which Mariano Crociata resigned as Bishop of Noto.

Pope Francis appointed him Bishop of Latina-Terracina-Sezze-Priverno on November 19, 2013 . The inauguration took place on December 15 of the same year. In March 2015, Crociata was elected President of the Commission for Catholic Education in the Italian Bishops' Conference.

Web links

• Entry on Mariano Crociata on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on May 4, 2016.
• Website of Mariano Crociata (Italian)
• Mariano Crociata on the official website of the Catholic Church of Italy (Italian)
• Curriculum vitae of Mariano Crociata ( Memento of August 13, 2007 in the Internet Archive )

predecessor	Office	successor
Giuseppe Petrocchi	Bishop of Latina-Terracina-Sezze-Priverno since 2013	...
Giuseppe Malandrino	Bishop of Noto 2007-2008	Antonio Staglianò