Serafino Sprovieri

Serafino Sprovieri
Archbishop of Benevento
ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseArchdiocese of Benevento
In office25 November 1991 – 3 May 2006
PredecessorCarlo Minchiatti
SuccessorAndrea Mugione
Previous postsArchbishop of Rossano e Cariati/Rossano-Cariati (1980-1991)
Titular Bishop of Themisonium (1978-1980)
Auxiliary Bishop of Catanzaro (1978-1980)
Orders
Ordination12 July 1953
by Aniello Calcara[1]
Consecration9 April 1978
by Sebastiano Baggio[1]
Personal details
Born(1930-05-18)18 May 1930
San Pietro in Guarano, Cosenza, Kingdom of Italy
Died3 January 2018(2018-01-03) (aged 87)
Cosenza, Italy

Serafino Sprovieri (18 May 1930 – 3 January 2018) was a Roman Catholic archbishop.

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]

Notes

  1. ^ a b "Archbishop Serafino Sprovieri". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2026-03-16.
  2. ^ Archdiocese of Benevento
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