Michele Fusco
Michele Fusco (born December 6, 1963 in Piano di Sorrento , Italy ) is an Italian clergyman and Roman Catholic bishop of Sulmona-Valva .
Life
Michele Fusco received on 25 June 1988, the sacrament of Holy Orders . In the following years he worked as a religion teacher and pastor in the Archdiocese of Amalfi-Cava de 'Tirreni . There he was responsible for youth pastoral care from 1994, before becoming spiritual of the Salerno seminary in 2001 . Fusco initially held this post until 2007 and was reappointed to Salerno in 2012 in the same function. In between he was pastor at the Cathedral of Sant'Andrea Apostolo in Amalfi and spiritual at the seminary of Naples .
On November 30, 2017, Pope Francis appointed him Bishop of Sulmona-Valva. He was ordained episcopate on January 4, 2018, by Crescenzio Cardinal Sepe , Archbishop of Naples. Co- consecrators were Orazio Soricelli , Archbishop of Amalfi-Cava de 'Tirreni, and Fusco's predecessor Angelo Spina , who had risen to Archbishop of Ancona-Osimo . He was inducted into office on February 4 of the same year.
Web links
- Entry for Michele Fusco on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Biography on the website of the Diocese of Sulmona-Valva (Italian)
Individual evidence
- ^ Nomina del Vescovo di Sulmona-Valva (Italia). In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , November 30, 2017, accessed November 30, 2017 (Italian).
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Angelo Spina |
Bishop of Sulmona-Valva since 2017 |
... |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fusco, Michele |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian clergyman, Roman Catholic bishop of Sulmona-Valva |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 6, 1963 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Piano di Sorrento , Italy |