Salvatore Nunnari

Salvatore Nunnari (born 11 June 1939, in Reggio Calabria) is the Archbishop Emeritus of Cosenza-Bisignano.

Salvatore Nunnari
Archbishop of Cosenza-Bisignano
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseCosenza-Bisignano
In office2004-2015
PredecessorGiuseppe Agostino
Other postsApostolic Administrator of the Eparchy of Lungro
Orders
Ordination12 July 1964
Consecration20 March 1999
by Vittorio Luigi Mondello
Personal details
Born (1939-06-11) 11 June 1939
Reggio
Previous postArchbishop of Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi-Conza-Nusco-Bisaccia (1999-2004)

Biography

Nunnari was born 11 June 1939 in Reggio, Reggio Calabria, Calabria, Italy. He was ordained priest on 12 July 1964. He was appointed Archbishop on 30 January 1999 to the Archdiocese of Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi-Conza-Nusco-Bisaccia. He thus received his episcopal consecration on 20 March 1999 from Archbishop Luigi Vittorio Mondello.[1] He was appointed Metropolitan Archbishop of Cosenza-Bisignano on 18 December 2004 replacing Giuseppe Agostino.[2]

With the retirement of Bishop Ercole Lupinacci, he was appointed as Apostolic Administrator for the Eparchy of Lungro of the Italo-Albanian Catholic Church on 10 August 2010.[3]

He took retirement on 15 March 2015.

References
  1. Cheney, David M. "Archbishop Salvatore Nunnari". All Bishops. catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  2. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cosenza–Bisignano". Catholic Dioceses in the World. GCatholic. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
  3. "Diocese of Lungro". Catholic Dioceses in the World. GCatholic. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
Styles of
Salvatore Nunnari
Reference styleThe Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleMonsignor
Posthumous stylenone
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Giuseppe Agostino		 Archbishop of Cosenza Bisignano
2004 - 2015		 Succeeded by
Francescantonio Nolè
Preceded by
Mario Milano		 Archbishop of Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi-Conza-Nusco-Bisaccia Succeeded by
Francesco Alfano
Preceded by
Ercole Lupinacci		 Apostolic Administrator of Lungro
2010 - 2012		 Succeeded by
Donato Olivero
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