Antonio Vacca (8 August 1934 – 22 December 2020) was an Italian

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bishop. Vacca was born in

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and was ordained to the priesthood in 1957. He served as bishop of the

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, Italy, from 1994 to 2006. He died of

throat cancer Head and neck cancer develops from tissues in the lip and oral cavity (mouth), larynx (throat), salivary glands, nose, sinuses or the skin of the face. The most common types of head and neck cancers occur in the lip, mouth, and larynx. Symptoms ...

.https://www.alguer.it/notizie/n.php?id=156156 L´ex vescovo Vacca torna alla Casa del Padre]

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