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Francesco Cuccarese

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His Excellency
Francesco Cuccarese
Archbishop Emeritus of Pescara-Penne
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Archdiocese Pescara-Penne
Appointed 21 April 1990
Term ended 4 November 2005
Predecessor Antonio Iannucci
Successor Tommaso Valentinetti
Previous posts Archbishop of Acerenza (1979–1987)
Archbishop of Caserta (Personal title) (1987–1990)
Orders
Ordination 19 July 1953
by Pasquale Quaremba
Consecration 1 April 1979
by Sebastiano Baggio
Personal details
Born 8 March 1930
Tursi, Italy
Died 11 March 2025 (aged 95)
Rome, Italy

Francesco Cuccarese (8 March 1930 – 11 March 2025) was an Italian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.

Biography

Born in Tursi, Cuccarese was ordained to the priesthood in 1953. He was appointed archbishop of Acerenza in 1979. He later served as bishop of Caserta, and given the personal title of archbishop, from 1987 to 1990, when he was appointed archbishop of Pescara-Penne. He served until his retirement in 2005.[1]

Cuccarese died in Rome on 11 March 2025, at the age of 95.[2]

References

  1. Back to citation "Archbishop Francesco Cuccarese †". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
  2. Back to citation "Archbishop Francesco Cuccarese †". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 13 March 2025; "Morto monsignor Francesco Cuccarese, fu arcivescovo di Pescara-Penne per 15 anni". IlPescara (in Italian). Citynews. 11 March 2025. Retrieved 13 March 2025; "Scomparso Mons. Cuccarese". RaiNews (in Italian). RAI. 12 March 2025. Retrieved 13 March 2025.