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Mario Russotto

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Mario Russotto
Bishop of Caltanissetta
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseAgrigento
MetropolisAgrigento
SeeCaltanissetta
Appointed2 August 2003
Installed27 September 2003
PredecessorAlfredo Maria Garsia
Orders
Ordination29 June 1981
by Angelo Rizzo
Consecration27 September 2003
by Salvatore De Giorgi
Personal details
Born
Mario Russotto

(1957-07-23) 23 July 1957 (age 67)
Nationality Italian
DenominationRoman Catholic
MottoLatin: In verbis tuis meditabor
Coat of armsMario Russotto's coat of arms
Ordination history of
Mario Russotto
History
Priestly ordination
Ordained byAngelo Rizzo
Date29 June 1981
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecratorSalvatore De Giorgi
Co-consecratorsSalvatore Pappalardo
Paolo Romeo
Date27 September 2003
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Mario Russotto as principal consecrator
Francesco Lomanto24 October 2020

Mario Russotto (23 July 1957, Vittoria) is a Roman Catholic bishop. He was ordained priest on 29 June 1981 by bishop Angelo Rizzo. He was appointed bishop of Caltanissetta on 2 August 2003 by Pope John Paul II and consecrated on 27 September 2003 by cardinal Salvatore De Giorgi.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ "Bishop Mario Russotto of Caltanissetta, Italy". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
  2. ^ "Caltanissetta, 17° anniversario consacrazione episcopale del Vescovo Mario Russoto". il Fatto Nisseno - Caltanissetta notizie, cronaca, attualità - cronaca, approfondimento e informazione nel nisseno (in Italian). 2020-09-25. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
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