Nicholas D'Antonio Salza, O.F.M. (July 10, 1916 – August 1, 2009) was an American
bishop
A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution.
In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...
of the
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ...
.
Salza was born in
Rochester, New York
Rochester () is a City (New York), city in the U.S. state of New York (state), New York, the county seat, seat of Monroe County, New York, Monroe County, and the fourth-most populous in the state after New York City, Buffalo, New York, Buffalo, ...
in 1916. He was
ordained
Ordination is the process by which individuals are consecrated, that is, set apart and elevated from the laity class to the clergy, who are thus then authorized (usually by the denominational hierarchy composed of other clergy) to perform va ...
a priest on June 7, 1942, from the
Order of Friars Minor
The Order of Friars Minor (also called the Franciscans, the Franciscan Order, or the Seraphic Order; postnominal abbreviation OFM) is a mendicant Catholic religious order, founded in 1209 by Francis of Assisi. The order adheres to the teachi ...
. Salza was appointed prelate to
Inmaculada ConcepciĆ³n de la B.V.M. en Olancho (Honduras) on December 18, 1963, and resigned from this position on August 6, 1977. Salza was ordained a bishop under the Titular See of Giufi Salaria on July 25, 1966. He died on August 1, 2009.
External links
Catholic-HierarchyOrders of Friars Minor site
20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Honduras
Participants in the Second Vatican Council
20th-century American Roman Catholic titular bishops
Religious leaders from Rochester, New York
American Friars Minor
Franciscan bishops
1916 births
2009 deaths
Roman Catholic bishops of Juticalpa
{{Honduras-RC-bishop-stub