Birth Date: Sept. 15, 1946, in Providence, R.I.
Parents: Salvatore Matano and Mary H. Santaniello
Education
- St. Ann Elementary School and LaSalle Academy, Providence, R.I.
- Our Lady of Providence Seminary, Warwick, R.I., receiving a bachelor’s degree in philosophy
- Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome, receiving a Licentiate Degree Sacred Theology in 1972 and a Doctorate in Canon Law in 1983
Ordination to the Priesthood:
Dec. 17, 1971, by James Cardinal Hickey in St. Peter’s Basilica, Rome
Ordination to the Episcopacy:
April 19, 2005, at St. Joseph Co-Cathedral, Burlington, Vt., by Most Reverend Gabriel Montalvo, Apostolic Nuncio; Most Reverend Sean P. O’Malley, OFMCap, Archbishop of Boston; and Most Reverend Kenneth A. Angell, D.D., Bishop of Burlington
Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence, R.I.
- Assistant Pastor, Our Lady of Grace Parish, Johnston, R.I. (1972-73)
- Faculty Member, Our Lady of Providence Seminary High School, Providence, R.I. (1972-77)
- Diocesan Director, Priests’ Personnel Office (1977-80)
- Assistant Chancellor, while continuing as Diocesan Director, Priest Personnel (1978)
- Graduate studies in Rome (1980-83)
- Vicar for Administration/Co-Chancellor (1983-91)
Apostolic Nunciature
- Secretary to the Apostolic Nuncio, Washington, D.C. (1991-92)
Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence, R.I.
- Vicar General/Moderator of Curia (1992-97)
- Pastor, St. Sebastian Parish (1997-2000)
- Special Lecturer in the undergraduate and graduate departments of theology, Providence College of the Dominican Fathers (1995-2000)
Apostolic Nunciature
- Secretary to the Apostolic Nuncio, Washington, D.C. (January 2000-April 2005)
Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington, Vt.
- Named Coadjutor Bishop by Pope John Paul II March 3, 2005
- Ordination to Episcopacy April 19, 2005
- Installed as ninth Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington Nov. 9, 2005
Appointments/Elections:
- Board of Trustees, St. John’s Seminary, Boston, Massachusetts (2005)
Honors:
- Outstanding Young Man of America Award from the United States Junior Chamber of Commerce (1978)
- Named as one of “84 Faces to Watch” by the Providence Journal’s Rhode Islander Magazine
- Prelate of Honor by Pope John Paul II (1985)
- Prothonotary Apostolic (1993)
Tags: Bishop Salvatore R. Matano
