Rosario Mazzola

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]

Rosario Mazzola
Diocese of Cefalù
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
DioceseCefalù
In office1988 – 2000
PredecessorEmanuele Catarinicchia
SuccessorFrancesco Sgalambro
Orders
Ordination16 July 1950
by Ernesto Ruffini
Consecration4 September 1982
by Salvatore Pappalardo
Personal details
Born(1924-09-19)19 September 1924
Palermo, Italy
Died24 December 2018(2018-12-24) (aged 94)
Cefalù, Italy
Previous postAuxiliary bishop of Palermo (1982–1988)

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.

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