here are the appointments of the archbishop of Catania

On 24 June 2024, H.E. Monsignor Luigi Renna, Metropolitan Archbishop of Catania, announced a series of important appointments within the Diocese. Among the most significant awards, there is the attribution of the title of “emeritus” to five esteemed members of the clergy, recognized for their valuable pastoral service.

Furthermore, several appointments of new parish priests and parish administrators have been made for the local communities, thus ensuring the continuation of spiritual and pastoral leadership in the various parishes of the Diocese.

awarded the title of “emeritus” to:

• Monsignor SALVATORE GENCHI, former Vicar General;
• Monsignor NUNZIO GALATI GIORDANO, former parish priest of the parish of San Sebastiano Martire in
  Maniac;
• Monsignor CARMELO SMEDILA, former parish priest of the Santa Maria dell’Aiuto parish in Catania;
• Can. LEONE CALAMBROGIO, former Rector of the San Biagio church in Catania;
• Don GIOVANNI CONDORELLI, former parish priest of the parish of Santa Maria delle Grazie in
  Misterbianco.

Furthermore, he named:

• Dr. Grazia SPAMPINATO Director of the Diocesan Museum;
• the Rev. Fr. FRANCESCO LA VECCHIA Vicar Forane of the Vicariate III;
• the Rev. Don SALVATORE PAOLO CUCÈ Parish Priest of the parish of Santa Maria della Mercede
  in Catania;
• the Rev. Don PIETRO GALVANO Parish Priest of the Blessed Padre Pio of Pietrelcina Parish
  in Catania;
• the Rev. Don RAFFAELE ANTONIO DOMENICO GULISANO Parish Priest of the Holy Parish
  Maria di Monserrato in Catania;
• the Rev. Don ROSARIO MAZZOLA Parish Priest of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish at Fortino
  in Catania;
• the Rev. Don MASSIMILIANO PARISI Parish Priest of the parish of Santa Maria dell’Aiuto in
  Catania;
• the Rev. Don GABRIELE SERAFICA Parish Priest of the parish of Santa Maria del Carmelo al
  Canalicchio in Catania;
• the Rev. Don SALVATORE FABIO VASSALLO Parish Priest of the Santa Maria parish
  Help of Christians and Saint Domenico Savio in Fossa Creta in Catania;
• the Rev. Don PIETRO DOMENICO RAPISARDA Parish Priest of the Santa Maria degli parish
  Angels in Adrano;
• the Rev. Don SALVATORE MAGGIO Parish Priest of the parish of San Giuseppe in Bronte;
• the Rev. Don ALFIO CARUSO Parish Priest of the parish of Sant’Antonio Abate (Mother Church)
  in Camporotondo Etneo;
• the Rev. Don ANDREA PELLEGRINO, Parish Priest of San Sebastiano Martire in Maniace e
  Rector of the churches of Santa Maria di Maniace in Bronte and San Gabriele Arcangelo in
  Maniac;
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• the Rev. Mons. ANTONINO VITANZA Parish Priest of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Misterbianco;
• the Rev. Don SALVATORE PATANÈ Parish Priest of the parish of Santa Maria dell’Alto in
  Paternal;
• the Rev. Don GAETANO ROBERTO PUGLISI Parish Priest of the Cristo Re parish in Paternò;
• the Rev. Don ANTONINO CARBONARO Parish Priest of the Basilica of Santa Caterina Alessandrina
  Virgin and Martyr (Mother Church) in Pedara, as well as Rector of the Maria Sanctuary
  Santissima Annunziata and the churches of San Biagio, Madonna delle Grazie, Madonna della
  Stella and San Vito;
• the Rev. Don CARLO PALAZZOLO Parish Priest of the parish of Santa Maria del Carmelo in
  Bongiardo in Santa Venerina;
• the Rev. Mons. SALVATORE GENCHI Parish administrator of the Holy parish
  Maria di Nuovaluce in Catania (waiting to entrust this parish to the congregation of
  Poor Servants of Divine Providence);
• the Rev. Don SANTO CONTI Parish administrator of the San Leone parish
  Bishop in Catania;
• the Rev. Fr. KASOMBO (JEAN CLAUDE) MUTONJI, CFD, Parish Administrator of
  parish of San Cristoforo alle Sciare in Catania;
• the Rev. Don IVAN INCOGNITO Parish administrator of the Santa Maria parish
  of the Rosario in Bronte, as well as Rector of the churches of San Blandano and Santa Maria del
  Rescue in Bronte;
• the Rev. Don GIUSEPPE PUGLISI Parish administrator of the Sacred Hearts parish
  of Jesus and Mary (Mother Church) in Maletto;
• the Rev. Don PASQUALE MUNZONE Rector of the churches of Sant’Agata al Carcere, San Biagio
  and San Giuliano in Catania;
• the Rev. Don PAOLO SPINELLA Rector of the church of San Sebastiano in Adrano;
• the Rev. Don GIUSEPPE TARANTINO Rector of the church Maria Santissima Annunziata in
  Villaggio del Pino (Belpasso);
• the Rev. Don SANTO MASSIMO SALAMONE Rector of the church of Sant’Antonio di Padova in
  Pallet Town;
• the Rev. Don GIOVANNI CONDORELLI Rector of the church of Sant’Orsola (S. Lucia) in
  Misterbianco;
• the Rev. Don NUNZIO SCHILIRÒ Parochial Vicar of the Cathedral Basilica of Sant’Agata
  Virgin and Martyr in Catania, as well as Archbishop Commissioner of the Saints brotherhoods
  Antonio and Euplio, Congregation of Mutual Aid among diocesan priests under the title of
  Maria Santissima dei Sette Dolori, Congregation for Mutual Aid of Priests under the title
  of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, all based in Catania, and Sant’Antonio di Padova in
  Gravina of Catania;
• the Rev. Don SEBASTIANO SCAMPORRINO Parochial Vicar of the parish of San
  John the Baptist in San Giovanni La Punta.