Salvatore Ligorio
Salvatore Ligorio (born October 13, 1948 in Grottaglie ) is a Roman Catholic clergyman and Archbishop of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo .
Life
Salvatore Ligorio was ordained a priest on July 13, 1972 .
Pope John Paul II appointed him Bishop of Tricarico on December 19, 1997 . The Archbishop of Taranto , Benigno Luigi Papa OFMCap , donated him episcopal ordination on February 11 of the following year ; Co- consecrators were Ennio Appignanesi , Archbishop of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo , and Guglielmo Motolese , Old Archbishop of Taranto. As a motto he chose Et Verbum Caro Factum Est .
On March 20, 2004, he was appointed Archbishop of Matera-Irsina and on April 24 of the same year he was appointed to the office.
Pope Francis appointed him Archbishop of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo on October 5, 2015. The inauguration took place on January 9 of the following year.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Rinuncia dell'Arcivescovo Metropolita di Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo (Italia) e nomina del nuovo Arcivescovo Metropolita. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , October 5, 2015, accessed October 5, 2015 (Italian).
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Agostino Superbo |
Archbishop of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo since 2015 |
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| Antonio Ciliberti |
Archbishop of Matera-Irsina 2004–2015 |
Antonio Giuseppe Caiazzo |
| Francesco Zerrillo |
Bishop of Tricarico 1998-2004 |
Vincenzo Carmine Orofino |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ligorio, Salvatore |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian clergyman and Catholic Archbishop of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 13, 1948 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Grottaglie |