Corrado Lorefice Explained

Type:Archbishop
Honorific-Prefix:The Most Reverend
Corrado Lorefice
Archbishop of Palermo
Church:Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese:Palermo
Metropolis:Palermo
See:Palermo
Enthroned:5 December 2015
Appointed:27 October 2015
Predecessor:Paolo Romeo
Ordination:30 December 1987
Ordained By:Salvatore Nicolosi
Consecration:5 December 2015
Consecrated By:Paolo Romeo
Birth Name:Corrado Lorefice
Birth Date:12 October 1962
Birth Place:Ispica, Sicily, Italy
Nationality: Italy
Religion:Roman Catholic
Motto:Latin: Exemplum dedi vobis
Coat Of Arms:Coat of arms of Corrado Lorefice.svg
Corrado Lorefice

Corrado Lorefice (born 12 October 1962) is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church. He has been the Archbishop of Palermo since 5 December 2015.

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.[1] [2]

Pope Francis appointed him Archbishop of Palermo on 27 October 2015.[3] [4] On 5 December he was consecrated a bishop by Cardinal Paolo Romeo, emeritus Archbishop of Palermo, and installed there.

In June 2017 he was recognized by the Raoul Wallenberg Foundation for donating a chapel to serve as a synagogue for the Jewish community of Naples, dormant for centuries but struggling to revive.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Allen Jr.. John L.. Francis' Pastoral Revolution rolls on with two big picks in Italy. 27 October 2015. Crux. 27 October 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20170909233232/https://cruxnow.com/church/2015/10/27/francis-pastoral-revolution-rolls-on-with-two-big-picks-in-italy/. 9 September 2017. dead.
  2. News: Scammell. Rosie. Pope Francis’ two new Italian archbishops 'attentive to poor'. 18 July 2017. National Catholic Reporter. Religion News Service. 28 October 2015.
  3. Rinunce e nomine, 27.10.2015 . it . Press Office of the Holy See . 27 October 2015.
  4. News: Don Lorefice è il nuovo arcivescovo di Palermo: c’è la nomina ufficiale. it . Corriere della Sera . 27 October 2015 . 27 October 2015.
  5. News: Zieve. Tamara. Top Catholic cleric in Palermo honored for returning ancient synagogue land to Jews. 18 July 2017. Jerusalem Post. 29 June 2017.