Michele Castoro | |
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| Archbishop of Manfredonia-Vieste-San Giovanni Rotondo | |
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| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Manfredonia-Vieste-San Giovanni Rotondo |
| See | Manfredonia-Vieste-San Giovanni Rotondo |
| Appointed | 15 July 2009 |
| Installed | 19 September 2009 |
| Term ended | 5 May 2018 |
| Predecessor | Domenico Umberto D'Ambrosio |
| Successor | Franco Moscone |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 6 August 1977 by Salvatore Isgró |
| Consecration | 25 June 2005 by Giovanni Battista Re |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Michele Castoro 14 January 1952 |
| Died | 5 May 2018 (aged 66) Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy |
| Buried | Altamura Cathedral |
| Previous post(s) | Bishop of Oria (2005-09) |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Roman Major Seminary Pontifical Lateran University Pontifical Gregorian University University of Bari |
| Motto | In nomine Iesus ("In the name of Jesus") |
| Coat of arms |  |
Michele Castoro (14 January 1952 – 5 May 2018) was an Italian Roman Catholic archbishop. Castoro was born in Italy and was ordained to the priesthood in 1975. He served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oria from 2000 to 2009. He then served as archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manfredonia-Vieste-S. Giovanni Rotondo, Italy, from 2009 until his death.[1]
Tomb in the Altamura Cathedral.
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