Cosmo Francesco Ruppi (6 June 1932 – 29 May 2011) was the

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archbishop of the

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. Ordained in 1954, Ruppi was named a bishop and was appointed to the Lecce Archdiocese in 1988. Archbishop Ruppi retired in 2009.Cosmo Francesco Ruppi
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Roman Catholic archbishops in Italy Bishops in Apulia 1932 births 2011 deaths {{Italy-RC-archbishop-stub