Pasquale Cascio (born 29 November 1957) is an Italian

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of the

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. He currently serves as the Archbishop of Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi-Conza-Nusco-Bisaccia.

Biography

Pasquale Cascio was born on 29 November 1957 in

Castelcivita Castelcivita ( Cilentan: ''A Castellucce'') is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. Geography The town is situated in the middle of Cilento, by the western side of the Alburni mountains, ...

, a ''

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'' in the

Province of Salerno The Province of Salerno ( it, Provincia di Salerno) is a province in the Campania region of Italy. __TOC__ Geography The largest towns in the province are: Salerno, the capital, which has a population of 131,950; Cava de' Tirreni, Battipagli ...

and the Italian region of

Campania Campania (, also , , , ) is an administrative Regions of Italy, region of Italy; most of it is in the south-western portion of the Italian peninsula (with the Tyrrhenian Sea to its west), but it also includes the small Phlegraean Islands and the i ...

. He entered the Pius IX Seminary in

Salerno Salerno (, , ; nap, label= Salernitano, Saliernë, ) is an ancient city and ''comune'' in Campania (southwestern Italy) and is the capital of the namesake province, being the second largest city in the region by number of inhabitants, after ...

and then attended the

Almo Collegio Capranica The Almo Collegio Capranica is the oldest Roman college, founded in 1457 by Cardinal Domenico Capranica (1400–1458) in his own palace for thirty young clerics, who received an education suitable to prepare them for the priesthood. History ...

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. He subsequently studied philosophy and theology at the

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. He then received a Licentiate of Sacred Scripture from the

Pontifical Biblical Institute The Pontifical Biblical Institute (also known as Biblicum) is a research and postgraduate teaching institution specialised in biblical and ancient Near Eastern studies. It is an institution of the Holy See entrusted to the Society of Jesus. His ...

. Cascio was ordained a priest on 23 July 1983 in the

Diocese of Teggiano-Policastro The Italian Catholic Diocese of Diano (Teggiano)–Policastro ( la, Dioecesis Dianensis-Policastrensis), in Campania, has existed since 1850, under its present name since 1986. In that year the Diocese of Diano (Teggiano) was united with the dioc ...

. From 1984 to 2012, he served as a priest in the parish of St. John the Baptist in the hamlet of Terranova in

Sicignano degli Alburni Sicignano degli Alburni (also known simply as Sicignano) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of southern Italy. History The Roman war hero Lucius Sicinius Dentatus, of the gens Sicinia, founded Sicignano ...

and from 1988 to 2007, he taught at the Higher Institute of Religious Sciences in

Teggiano Teggiano (formerly Diano; Teggianese: ) is a town and ''comune'' in Campania, Italy, in the province of Salerno. It is situated on an isolated eminence above the upper part of the valley to which it gives the name of Vallo di Diano. Among th ...

. At various points, Cascio additionally served as

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for the

Alburni The Alburni are an Italian mountain range of the Province of Salerno, Campania, part of the Apennines. Due to their geomorphology, they are popularly known as the "''Dolomites of Campania''" or of Southern Italy. The highest mountain is the Pa ...

area, professor of sacred scripture at the Theological Institute of Basilicata in

Potenza Potenza (, also , ; , Potentino dialect: ''Putenz'') is a ''comune'' in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata (former Lucania). Capital of the Province of Potenza and the Basilicata region, the city is the highest regional capital and one ...

, a teacher of sacred scripture at the John Paul II Metropolitan Seminary in Salerno and at the Higher Institute of Religious Sciences in

Vallo della Lucania Vallo della Lucania (commonly known simply as ''Vallo'') is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. It lies in the middle of Cilento and its population is 8,680.college of consultors A consultor is one who gives counsel, i.e., a counselor. In the Catholic Church, it is a specific title for various advisory positions: *in the Roman Curia, a consultor is a specially appointed expert who may be called upon for advice desired by ...

, and the director of the diocesan technical office. Cascio was appointed the Archbishop of Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi-Conza-Nusco-Bisaccia on 27 October 2012. On 5 January 2013, he was consecrated a bishop by Cardinal

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(

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) and co-

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Antonio Maria De Luca Antonio Maria De Luca (born 1 July 1956) is an Italian Catholic bishop and a member of the Redemptionist order. He currently serves as the Bishop of Teggiano-Policastro. Biography Antonio Maria De Luca was born on 1 July 1956 in the ''comun ...

(Bishop of Teggiano-Policastro) and

Francesco Alfano Francesco Alfano (born 13 June 1956) is an Italian Catholic archbishop. He is currently the Archbishop of Sorrento-Castellammare di Stabia and previously served as Archbishop of Sant'Angelo dei Lombari-Conza-Nusco-Bisaccia. Biography France ...

( Archbishop of Sorrento-Castellammarre di Stabia) in the

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in Materdomini, a hamlet of

Caposele Caposele (Irpino: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Avellino, Campania, Italy. The town was seriously damaged by the 1980 Irpinia earthquake. It borders with Calabritto, Bagnoli Irpino, Lioni, Teora, Conza della Campania, Castelnuov ...

in the

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and region of

. He officially took possession of the archdiocese of 6 January.

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Archdiocese of Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi-Conza-Nusco-Bisaccia website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cascio, Pasquale Living people 21st-century Italian Roman Catholic archbishops 1957 births People from the Province of Salerno Bishops appointed by Pope Benedict XVI Pontifical Gregorian University alumni Almo Collegio Capranica alumni Archbishops of Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi-Conza-Nusco-Bisaccia

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