Ignazio Cannavò

Ignazio Cannavò ( born December 12, 1921 in Fiumefreddo di Sicilia, Catania, Italy Province) is a retired Archbishop of Messina - Lipari - Santa Lucia del Mela.

Biography

Ignazio Cannavò was born on 12 December 1921 in Fiumefreddo di Sicilia in Sicily. On 5 November 1944, he was ordained a priest. In 1948 he received his doctorate in philosophy and theology in 1953. From 1948 to 1968 he taught philosophy at the Episcopal Seminary of Acireale.

On 31 October 1970 he was called by Pope Paul VI. appointed Titular Bishop of the Diocese of Octava and Acireale. The bishop He was ordained on 13 December of the same year.

On February 21, 1976 Ignazio Cannavò was appointed Koadjutorerzbischof of the Archdiocese of Messina and on 20 December the prelates of the Prelature of Santa Lucia del Mela. After he had become the successor of Francesco Fasola as Archbishop of Messina on June 3, 1977, was introduced in the cathedral of Messina solemnly in his new office, he was also appointed on 10 December of the same year as Bishop of Lipari. Thus, the three jurisdiction areas Archdiocese of Messina, Diocese of Lipari and Prelature of Santa Lucia del Mela were already united in the person of their professor before on 30 September 1986 by decree of the Congregation for Bishops also territorially to the archbishopric of Messina - Lipari - Santa Lucia del Mela were summarized.

His pre- mounted resignation for reasons of age, Pope John Paul II on 17 May 1997. To hold office until his successor Giovanni Marra in June 1997 Ignazio Cannavò headed the archdiocese as Apostolic Administrator further.