Rosario Saro Vella
Rosario Saro Vella SDB (born May 8, 1952 in Canicattì , Province of Agrigento , Italy ) is an Italian religious priest and Roman Catholic Bishop of Moramanga .
Life
After visiting the novitiate of Don Bosco's Salesians in San Gregorio di Catania , he took his first vows on September 12, 1968. After completing his ecclesiastical studies, first in San Gregorio and then at the Theological Institute in Messina , he was ordained a priest on May 27, 1979 . After specializing in philosophy at the University of Palermo , he went on a mission to Madagascar in 1981 , initially as a pastor to Ankililoaka from 1982 to 1995 , and as novice master in 1989 and 1990 . From 1995 to 2004 he was pastor, from 2004 to 2007 director in Bemaneviky .
On November 7, 2007 he was welcomed by Pope Benedict XVI. appointed Bishop of Ambanja in Madagascar. The Archbishop of Antananarivo , Odon Marie Arsène Razanakolona , donated him episcopal consecration on December 16, 2007. Co- consecrators were the Archbishop of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela , Calogero La Piana SDB, and the Apostolic Nuncio in Madagascar, Archbishop Augustine Kasujja .
In addition to his bishopric, he taught patristic at the interdiocesan seminary in Antsiranana .
Pope Francis appointed him Bishop of Moramanga on July 8, 2019. The inauguration took place on September 16 of the same year.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Nomina del Vescovo di Moramanga (Madagascar). In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , July 8, 2019, accessed July 8, 2019 (Italian).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Saro Vella, Rosario |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Saro Vella, Rosario SDB |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian religious and Roman Catholic bishop of Moramanga |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 8, 1952 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Canicattì , Province of Agrigento , Italy |