Rosario Mazzola
Rosario Mazzola | |
|---|---|
| Diocese of Cefalù Emeritus | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Cefalù |
| In office | 1988 - 2000 |
| Predecessor | Emanuele Catarinicchia |
| Successor | Francesco Sgalambro |
| Previous post(s) | Auxiliary bishop of Palermo |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | July 16, 1950 |
| Consecration | September 4, 1982 by Salvatore Pappalardo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 19, 1924 |
Rosario Mazzola (born September 19, 1924) is an Italian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who is bishop emeritus of Cefalù.[1]
Life
Mazzola studied at the seminary of Palermo. He was ordained a priest on July 16, 1950, by Ernesto Ruffini, archbishop of Palermo and future cardinal. After he worked as a parson, Mazzola was appointed auxiliary bishop of Palermo in June 1982.
He was consecrated on September 4, 1982, by cardinal Salvatore Pappalardo. On July 23, 1988, Pope John Paul II appointed him bishop of Cefalù. In March 1995, he said that the Mafia activities in Sicily are a 'disgrace'.[2] Mazzola became bishop emeritus on March 18, 2000.
See also
References
- ^ Catholic-Hierarchy
- ^ I VESCOVI SICILIANI ATTACCANO ' LA PIOVRA E' UNA VERGOGNA', La Repubblica, 22 March 1995