Corrado Lorefice

The Most Reverend
Corrado Lorefice
Archbishop of Palermo
Church Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese Palermo
Metropolis Palermo
See Palermo
Appointed 27 October 2015
Installed 5 December 2015
Predecessor Paolo Romeo
Orders
Ordination 30 December 1987
by Salvatore Nicolosi
Consecration 5 December 2015
by Paolo Romeo
Personal details
Birth name Corrado Lorefice
Born (1962-10-12) 12 October 1962
Ispica, Sicily, Italy
Nationality  Italian
Denomination Roman Catholic
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Styles of
Corrado Lorefice
Reference style The Most Reverend
Spoken style Your Excellency
Religious style Monsignor

Corrado Lorefice (born 12 October 1962) is an Italian priest and the Archbishop of Palermo since 5 December 2015.[1]

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.[2]

Pope Francis appointed him Archbishop of Palermo on 27 October 2015.[3]

Publications

References

  1. "Don Lorefice è il nuovo arcivescovo di Palermo: c’è la nomina ufficiale". corrieredelmezzogiorno.corriere.it. corrieredelmezzogiorno.corriere.it. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  2. Allen Jr., John L. (27 October 2015). "Francis’ Pastoral Revolution rolls on with two big picks in Italy". Crux. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  3. "Rinuncia dell'arcivescovo metropolita di Palermo (Italia) e nomina del successore". press.vatican.va. Retrieved 27 October 2015.

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Paolo Romeo
Archbishop of Palermo
2015-present
Succeeded by
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