Ignazio Cannavò (;12 December 1921 – 18 October 2015) was an Italian

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. Cannavò was born in Fiumefreddo di Sicilia, Italy and was ordained a priest on 5 November 1944. He was appointed auxiliary bishop of the

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as well as titular bishop of Octava on 31 October 1970 and ordained on 13 December 1970. Cannavò was appointed

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of the Diocese of Messina on 21 February 1976 and prelate of

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on 21 December 1976. Cannavò succeeded as archbishop of the Diocese of Messina on 3 June 1977. He was appointed bishop of the diocese of Lipari on 10 December 1977. Cannavò was appointed to the newly created archdiocese of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela on 30 September 1986 and retired on 17 May 1997.

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20th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops Archbishops of Messina 1921 births 2015 deaths {{Italy-RC-archbishop-stub