Serafino Sprovieri
Italian Roman Catholic archbishop (1930–2018)
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Serafino Sprovieri (18 May 1930 – 3 January 2018) was a Roman Catholic archbishop.
ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseArchdiocese of Benevento
In office25 November 1991 – 3 May 2006
PredecessorCarlo Minchiatti
Serafino Sprovieri | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop of Benevento | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Archdiocese of Benevento |
| In office | 25 November 1991 – 3 May 2006 |
| Predecessor | Carlo Minchiatti |
| Successor | Andrea Mugione |
| Previous posts | Archbishop of Rossano e Cariati/Rossano-Cariati (1980-1991) Titular Bishop of Themisonium (1978-1980) Auxiliary Bishop of Catanzaro (1978-1980) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 12 July 1953 by Aniello Calcara[1] |
| Consecration | 9 April 1978 by Sebastiano Baggio[1] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 May 1930 |
| Died | 3 January 2018 (aged 87) |
Sprovieri was ordained to the priesthood in 1953. He was an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Catanzaro, Italy from 1977 to 1980. He was then appointed Archbishop of Rossano-Cariati, where he served from 1980 to 1991. Sprovieri before being Archbishop of Benevento from 1991 to 2006.[2]
