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3 unusual facts about Salvatore Cassisa


Francesco Carpino

The cardinal's body was flown to Monreale on 8 October and transferred to Palermo, where another funeral took place in that cathedral celebrated by Salvatore Cassisa, archbishop of Monreale, and Salvatore Pappalardo, archbishop of Palermo, and almost all the bishops of Sicily.

Salvatore Cassisa

He was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Cefalù on December 1, 1973 and was ordained bishop on January 24, 1974.

Cassisa was appointed archbishop of the Archdiocese of Monreale on March 11, 1978, where he would serve until his retirement on May 24, 1997.



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