Corrado Lorefice

Corrado Lorefice (born 12 October 1962) is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church. He has been the Archbishop of Palermo since 5 December 2015.

The Most Reverend

Corrado Lorefice
Archbishop of Palermo
Father Corrado, during the World Youth Day 2016
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdiocesePalermo
MetropolisPalermo
SeePalermo
Appointed27 October 2015
Installed5 December 2015
PredecessorPaolo Romeo
Orders
Ordination30 December 1987
by Salvatore Nicolosi
Consecration5 December 2015
by Paolo Romeo
Personal details
Birth nameCorrado Lorefice
Born (1962-10-12) 12 October 1962
Ispica, Sicily, Italy
Nationality Italian
DenominationRoman Catholic
MottoLatin: Exemplum dedi vobis
Coat of arms
Styles of
Corrado Lorefice
Reference styleThe Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleMonsignor

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.[1][2]

Pope Francis appointed him Archbishop of Palermo on 27 October 2015.[3][4] On 5 December he was consecrated a bishop by Cardinal Paolo Romeo, emeritus Archbishop of Palermo, and installed there.

In June 2017 he was recognized by the Raoul Wallenberg Foundation for donating a chapel to serve as a synagogue for the Jewish community of Naples, dormant for centuries but struggling to revive.[5]

Publications
  • Gettate le reti: itinerario parrocchiale di preghiera per le vocazioni (Milan: Edizioni Paoline, 2004), ISBN 88-315-2602-2
  • Dossetti e Lercaro: la Chiesa povera e dei poveri nella prospettiva del Concilio Vaticano II (Milan: Edizioni Paoline, 2011), ISBN 978-88-315-4003-2
  • La compagnia del Vangelo: discorsi e idee di don Pino Puglisi a Palermo (Reggio Emilia: San Lorenzo, 2014), ISBN 978-88-8071-228-2

See also

References
  1. Allen Jr., John L. (27 October 2015). "Francis' Pastoral Revolution rolls on with two big picks in Italy". Crux. Archived from the original on 9 September 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  2. Scammell, Rosie (28 October 2015). "Pope Francis' two new Italian archbishops 'attentive to poor'". National Catholic Reporter. Religion News Service. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  3. "Rinunce e nomine, 27.10.2015" (Press release) (in Italian). Press Office of the Holy See. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  4. "Don Lorefice è il nuovo arcivescovo di Palermo: c'è la nomina ufficiale". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). 27 October 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  5. Zieve, Tamara (29 June 2017). "Top Catholic cleric in Palermo honored for returning ancient synagogue land to Jews". Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Paolo Romeo		 Archbishop of Palermo
2015-present		 Succeeded by
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