Francesco Alfano (born 13 June 1956) is an Italian
Catholic
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Francesco Alfano was born on 13 June 1956 in the ''
comune
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'' of
Nocera Inferiore
Nocera Inferiore ( nap, Nucèrä Inferiórë or simply , , locally ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno, in Campania in southern Italy. It lies west of Nocera Superiore, at the foot of Monte Albino, some 20 km east-sou ...
in
Campania
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Salerno
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. As a student at the
Almo Collegio Capranica
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, he studied philosophy and theology at the
Pontifical Gregorian University
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The Gregorian originated as ...
dogmatic theology
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. He was then ordained a priest on 17 November 1982 in the Diocese of Nocera Inferioe-Sarno.
Over the course of his priesthood, Alfano has held the position of assistant vicar of San Bartolomeo Apostolo in Nocera Inferioie from 1982 to 1986, parish priest at Santa Maria della Grazie in the hamlet of Casali in
Roccapiemonte
Roccapiemonte (Campanian: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.
Geography
Located in the east of the Agro Nocerino Sarnese, it borders with the towns of Castel San Giorgio, Cava ...
from 1986 to 1989, parish priest at Santa Maria della Grazie in
Angri
Angri is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno, Campania, southern Italy. It is around northwest of the town of Salerno.
History
The Byzantine general Narses defeated Teias, the last king of the Goths, nearby in AD 553.
In the 1 ...
from 1989, director of the Diocesan Institute of Religious Services from 1992 to 1996, and was responsible for training seminarians from 1993 to 2002. In 2001, he became episcopal vicar for the clergy in the diocese, and was the diocesan assistant to the youth of
Azione Cattolica
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History
In Italy in 1905, Azione Cattolica was established as a non-political lay organization under the dir ...
. He was also the secretary of the presbyteral council of the
college of consultors
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*in the Roman Curia, a consultor is a specially appointed expert who may be called upon for advice desired by ...
, was director of the pastoral council, and was responsible for the pastoral office of the new evangelization.
Alfano worked on the celebration of diocesan synod from 1996 to 2001 and on the first diocesan eucharistic congress.
On 24 October 1996, he was appointed a
Chaplain of His Holiness
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Gioacchino Illiano
Gioacchino Illiano (27 July 1935 – 6 February 2020) was an Italian Roman Catholic bishop.
Illiano was born in Italy
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and co-consecrators Archbishop
Paolo Romeo
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Romeo was the fifth of nine children. After primary school he entered the sem ...
apostolic administrator
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of the Archdiocese of Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi-Conza-Nusco-Bisaccia until 6 January 2013. He took possession of his new diocese on 28 April 2012.
As Archbishop of Sorrento-Catellammare di Stabia, he resides in the archiepiscopal seminary "Alfonso Sozy Carafa" in
Vico Equense
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Geography
Vico Equense is part of the greater Bay of Naples metropolitan area and is a tourist destination. Located on a tuff cliff, it is ...