Rosario Mazzola Explained

Type:Bishop
Rosario Mazzola
Diocese of Cefalù
Church:Roman Catholic Church
Diocese:Cefalù
Term:1988 – 2000
Predecessor:Emanuele Catarinicchia
Successor:Francesco Sgalambro
Ordination:16 July 1950
Ordained By:Ernesto Ruffini
Consecration:4 September 1982
Consecrated By:Salvatore Pappalardo
Birth Date:19 September 1924
Birth Place:Palermo, Italy
Death Place:Cefalù, Italy
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Rosario Mazzola (19 September 1924 – 24 December 2018) was an Italian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as bishop of Cefalù from 1988 to 2000.[1]

Life

Mazzola studied at the seminary of Palermo. He was ordained a priest on 16 July 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 4 September 1982 by Cardinal Salvatore Pappalardo. On 23 July 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 18 March 2000.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bmazzola.html Catholic-Hierarchy
  2. http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1995/03/22/vescovi-siciliani-attaccano-la-piovra.html?ref=search I vescovi Siciliani attaccano ' la piovra e' una vergogna'