Emanuele Catarinicchia Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:His Excellency
Emanuele Catarinicchia
Bishop Emeritus of Mazara del Vallo
Metropolis:Palermo
Appointed:7 December 1987
Term End:15 November 2002
Predecessor:Costantino Trapani
Successor:Calogero La Piana
Previous Post:Bishop of Cefalù (1978–1987)
Ordination:2 April 1949
Consecration:17 December 1978
Consecrated By:Sebastiano Baggio
Birth Date:1926 7, df=yes
Birth Place:Partinico, Sicily, Italy
Death Place:Mazara del Vallo, Sicily, Italy
Motto:Super omnia charitas

Emanuele Catarinicchia (12 July 1926 – 26 January 2024) was an Italian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.

Born in Partinico, Sicily, Catarinicchia was ordained to the priesthood in 1949. He was appointed bishop of Cefalù in 1978, serving until 1987, when he became bishop of Mazara del Vallo. He retired in 2002.[1]

Catarinicchia died on 26 January 2024, at the age of 97.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bishop Emanuele Catarinicchia †. Catholic-Hierarchy.org. 27 January 2024.
  2. Web site: Mazara del Vallo, addio all'emerito Emanuele Catarinicchia. Fieri, Max. Avvenire. it. 26 January 2024. 27 January 2024.
  3. Web site: Mazara, lutto in Diocesi: morto il Vescovo emerito mons. Emanuele Catarinicchia. Prima Pagina Mazara. it. 26 January 2024. 27 January 2024.