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Francesco Monaco (5 August 1898, Catholic Hierarchy entry
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He was ordained priest on 15 February 1925.
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- 9 February 1986, Catania
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He was ordained priest on 15 February 1925. Pope Pius XII
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appointed him titular bishop
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By definition, a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop, the tradition of the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox an ...
of Germensis in Galatia and coadjutor bishop
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of Caltanissetta
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on 12 December 1953 and he was consecrated by bishop Clemente Gaddi on 24 February the following year. He laid down both posts when he was made bishop of Caltanissetta in 1956, a role he then held until his retirement in 1973.
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