Alfredo Maria Garsia (14 January 1928 in

Augusta, Sicily Augusta (, archaically ''Agosta''; ; Ancient Greek, Greek and , Medieval: ''Augusta'') is a town and in the province of Syracuse, Italy, Syracuse, located on the eastern coast of Sicily (southern Italy). The city is one of the main harbours in ...

– 4 June 2004 in Augusta, Sicily) was an Italian Roman Catholic priest and bishop.

Life

He was ordained priest on 1 July 1951.

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appointed him bishop of Caltanissetta on 21 December 1973 and he was consecrated on 2 February the following year by cardinal

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/ref> He remained bishop of the diocese until his retirement on 2 August 2003, guiding it through the enactment of the pronouncements of the

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and overseeing a visit by

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and a diocesan synod. He was also president of the Fondazione Migrantes of the

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. He died in 2004 and his funeral and burial were held by cardinal

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and other bishops in Caltanissetta Cathedral.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Garsia, Alfredo 1928 births 2004 deaths People from Augusta, Sicily Bishops of Caltanissetta 20th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops