Riccardo Ruotolo (15 November 1928 – 1 August 2012) was the
titular bishop
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of Castulo and
auxiliary bishop
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of the Catholic Archdiocese of
Manfredonia-Vieste-San Giovanni Rotondo,
Italy
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.
Ordained to the priesthood in 1951, Ruotolo became bishop in 1995 and he was 25 years (1978-2003) special delegate of the
Holy See
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and president of the "''Fondazione casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, Opera di San Pio da Pietrelcina''".
He retired in 2004 and died on 2012.;
Notes
Resources
Profile of Mons. Ruotolo''www.catholic-hierarchy.org''
20th-century Italian Roman Catholic titular bishops
Bishops in Apulia
1928 births
2012 deaths
21st-century Italian Roman Catholic titular bishops
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