Corrado Lorefice

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Corrado Lorefice
Archbishop of Palermo
Father Corrado, during the World Youth Day 2016
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdiocesePalermo
MetropolisPalermo
SeePalermo
Appointed27 October 2015
Installed5 December 2015
PredecessorPaolo Romeo
Orders
Ordination30 December 1987
by Salvatore Nicolosi
Consecration5 December 2015
by Paolo Romeo
Personal details
Born
Corrado Lorefice

(1962-10-12) 12 October 1962 (age 61)
Nationality Italian
DenominationRoman Catholic
Coat of armsCorrado Lorefice's coat of arms
Styles of
Corrado Lorefice
Reference styleThe Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleMonsignor

Corrado Lorefice (born 12 October 1962) is an Italian priest and the Archbishop of Palermo since 5 December 2015.[1]

Biography

He was born on 12 October 1962 in Ispica, in the Province of Ragusa, Italy.

He was ordained a deacon on 26 September 1986 in Noto Cathedral by Bishop Salvatore Nicolosi, who ordained him as a priest of the Diocese of Noto on 30 December 1987 in the church of Santissima Annunziata in Ispica.

He has been an activist in opposing the Mafia and on behalf of the victims of human trafficking and prostitution. He has written favorable assessments of liberation theology.[2]

Pope Francis appointed him Archbishop of Palermo on 27 October 2015.[3]

Publications

  • Gettate le reti: itinerario parrocchiale di preghiera per le vocazioni (Milan: Edizioni Paoline, 2004), ISBN 88-315-2602-2
  • Dossetti e Lercaro: la Chiesa povera e dei poveri nella prospettiva del Concilio Vaticano II (Milan: Edizioni Paoline, 2011), ISBN 978-88-315-4003-2
  • La compagnia del Vangelo: discorsi e idee di don Pino Puglisi a Palermo (Reggio Emilia: San Lorenzo, 2014), ISBN 978-88-8071-228-2

See also

References

  1. ^ "Don Lorefice è il nuovo arcivescovo di Palermo: c'è la nomina ufficiale". corrieredelmezzogiorno.corriere.it. corrieredelmezzogiorno.corriere.it. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  2. ^ Allen Jr., John L. (27 October 2015). "Francis' Pastoral Revolution rolls on with two big picks in Italy". Crux. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  3. ^ "Rinuncia dell'arcivescovo metropolita di Palermo (Italia) e nomina del successore". press.vatican.va. Retrieved 27 October 2015.

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Archbishop of Palermo
2015-present
Succeeded by
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