previous_post predecessor successor birth_place title article_title type see term birth_date ordination name church
prelate francesco fasola giovanni marra fiumefreddo di sicilia , italy archbishop -lrb- emeritus -rrb- of the archdiocese of messina-lipari-santa lucia del mela ignazio cannavò
 bishop roman catholic archdiocese of messina-lipari-santa lucia del mela 1977 - 1997 12 december 1921 5 november 1944 ignazio cannavò roman catholic church
ignazio cannavò

ignazio cannavò -lrb- born 12 december 1921 -rrb- is an italian prelate of roman catholic church .
cannavò was born in fiumefreddo di sicilia , italy and ordained a priest on 5 november 1944 .
he was appointed auxiliary bishop of the diocese of acireale as well as titular bishop of octava on 31 october 1970 and ordained on 13 december 1970 .
cannavò was appointed coadjutor archbishop of the diocese of messina on 21 february 1976 and prelate of santa lucia del mela 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 .
