Michele Castoro (14 January 1952 – 5 May 2018) was an Italian

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archbishop. Castoro was born in

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and was ordained to the priesthood in 1975. He served as bishop of the

Roman Catholic Diocese of Oria The Italian Catholic Diocese of Oria ( la, Dioecesis Uritana) is in Apulia. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Taranto.Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manfredonia-Vieste-S. Giovanni Rotondo Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy *Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD *Roman people, the people of ancient Rome *''Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a letter ...

, Italy, from 2009 until his death.Archdiocese of Manfredonia-Vieste-S. Giovannia Rotondo
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1952 births 2018 deaths Italian Roman Catholic archbishops Deaths from cancer in Apulia Pontifical Lateran University alumni Pontifical Gregorian University alumni Bishops appointed by Pope Benedict XVI People from Altamura {{italy-RC-archbishop-stub