Ignazio Cannavò, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Roman Catholic Bishop
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Place of Birth: Fiumefreddo di Sicilia, Sicily, Italy
About Ignazio Cannavò
- Ignazio Cannavò (Italian pronunciation: [i?'?attsjo kanna'v?];12 December 1921 – 18 October 2015) was an Italian Prelate of Roman Catholic Church. Cannavò was born in Fiumefreddo di Sicilia, Italy and was ordained a priest on 5 November 1944.
- He was appointed auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Acireale as well as titular bishop of Octava on 31 October 1970 and ordained on 13 December 1970.
- Cannavò was appointed Coadjutor archbishop of the Diocese of Messina on 21 February 1976 and prelate of Santa Lucia del Mela on 21 December 1976.
- Cannavò succeeded as archbishop of the Diocese of Messina on 3 June 1977.
- He was appointed bishop of the diocese of Lipari on 10 December 1977.
- Cannavò was appointed to the newly created archdiocese of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela on 30 September 1986 and retired on 17 May 1997.
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