Nicholas D'Antonio Salza
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Nicholas D'Antonio Salza, O.F.M. (July 10, 1916 – August 1, 2009) was an American
bishop
of the Roman Catholic Church
.
Salza was born in Rochester, New York
in 1916. He was ordained
a priest on June 7, 1942 from the Order of Friars Minor
. Salza was appointed prelate to Inmaculada Concepción de la B.V.M. en Olancho (Honduras)
on December 18, 1963 and resigned from this position on August 6, 1977. Salza was ordained a bishop under the Titular See of Giufi Salaria on July 25, 1966. He died on August 1, 2009.
United States
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bishop
Bishop
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of the Roman Catholic Church
Roman Catholic Church
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Salza was born in Rochester, New York
Rochester, New York
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in 1916. He was ordained
Holy Orders
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a priest on June 7, 1942 from the Order of Friars Minor
Franciscan
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. Salza was appointed prelate to Inmaculada Concepción de la B.V.M. en Olancho (Honduras)
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tegucigalpa
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tegucigalpa is a metropolitan see in Honduras. It was elevated as the Archdiocese of Tegucigalpa on 2 February 1916.-Ordinaries:*Alfonso de Talavera, O.S.H....
on December 18, 1963 and resigned from this position on August 6, 1977. Salza was ordained a bishop under the Titular See of Giufi Salaria on July 25, 1966. He died on August 1, 2009.