) is the emeritus Roman Catholic Bishop of Acireale in the Diocese of Acireale in the Province of Catania

Province of Catania

Catania is a province in the autonomous island region of Sicily in Italy. Its capital is the city of Catania.It has an area of 3,552 km², and a total population of 1,073,881 . There are 58 comunes in the province, see Comunes of the Province of Catania...

. He was installed as bishop of the diocese on 30 November 2002, having been nominated on 15 October of the same year.

Clerical history

On 20 September 1958, at the age of 22, he was ordained as a Roman Catholic priest. Less than 23 years later on 13 January 1981 he was elected titular Bishop of Astigi, Spain and auxiliary Bishop of Catania

Catania

Catania is an Italian city on the east coast of Sicily facing the Ionian Sea, between Messina and Syracuse. It is the capital of the homonymous province, and with 298,957 inhabitants it is the second-largest city in Sicily and the tenth in Italy.Catania is known to have a seismic history and...

. He was consecrated a bishop

Bishop

A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...

 on 14 February 1981 at Acireale Cathedral

Acireale Cathedral

Acireale Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral in the city of Acireale in Sicily, province of Catania, Italy. It was declared the seat of the Bishop of Acireale in 1870....

 by Cardinal Salvatore Pappalardo

Salvatore Pappalardo

Salvatore Pappalardo STD JUD was an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who was Archbishop of Palermo for over 25 years, from 1970 to 1996...

. In 1985 he was nominated Bishop of Nicosia

Nicosia

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, in 1997, he was appointed Archbishop

Archbishop

An archbishop is a bishop of higher rank, but not of higher sacramental order above that of the three orders of deacon, priest , and bishop...

 of Monreale

Monreale

Monreale is a town and comune in the province of Palermo, in Sicily, Italy, on the slope of Monte Caputo, overlooking the very fertile valley called "La Conca d'oro" , famed for its orange, olive and almond trees, the produce of which is exported in large quantities...

, and on 15 October 2002 he was nominated Bishop of Acireale. On 30 November 2002 he was installed as bishop, replacing Salvatore Gristina who as of 2009 serves as Archbishop of Catania.

The Diocese of Acireale is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Catania. It was formed on 27 June 1844, but the first bishop was not appointed until 1872. As of 2006, the diocese contained 111 parishes and 171 priests.

At the present day, Vigo is the incumbent bishop of the diocese

Diocese

A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...

; however on 26 July 2011 Pope Benedict XVI

Pope Benedict XVI

Benedict XVI is the 265th and current Pope, by virtue of his office of Bishop of Rome, the Sovereign of the Vatican City State and the leader of the Catholic Church as well as the other 22 sui iuris Eastern Catholic Churches in full communion with the Holy See...

 accepted his resignation, which was tendered on account of his advanced age. Monsignor Antonino Raspanti (born Alcamo

Alcamo

Alcamo is the fourth largest city in the province of Trapani, in north-western Sicily, southern Italy.-History:Alcamo was founded in 828 by the Muslim commander al-Kamuk , though other sources date its origin to c. 972...

 20 June 1959) was appointed as his successor and is due to assume office on 1 October 2011.

Vigo studied philosophy at the Pontifical Gregorian University

Pontifical Gregorian University

The Pontifical Gregorian University is a pontifical university located in Rome, Italy.Heir of the Roman College founded by Saint Ignatius of Loyola over 460 years ago, the Gregorian University was the first university founded by the Jesuits...

 in Rome

Rome

Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...

 and served as a professor of philosophy at the Seminary of Acireale

Seminary of Acireale

Seminary of Acireale is a Roman Catholic seminary located in Acireale, Sicily in the Diocese of Acireale for the education and training of young men studying for the priesthood.- History :...

from 1958 to 1981. He has also written many religious texts which have been published. His personal motto is: In Simplicitate Cordis.