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Salvatore Ronald Matano
Salvatore Ronald Matano (born September 15, 1946) is a retired American Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Rochester from 2013 to 2026. He previously served as Bishop of Burlington from 2005 to 2013.
Salvatore Matano was born on September 15, 1946, in Providence, Rhode Island to Salvatore and Mary (née Santaniello) Matano. He attended St. Ann Elementary School and La Salle Academy in Providence. After graduating from high school, Matano decided to become a priest. He entered Our Lady of Providence Seminary College in Providence, where he obtained his Bachelor of Arts in philosophy degree.
Matano was ordained into the priesthood for the Diocese of Providence by Bishop James Hickey on December 17, 1971, in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. In 1972, Matano received his Licentiate of Sacred Theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome.
After finishing his studies in Rome, Matano returned to Providence in 1972. The diocese then assigned him as assistant pastor at Our Lady of Grace Parish in Johnston, Rhode Island. In 1973, he was placed on the faculty of Our Lady of Providence Seminary High School, where he taught for the next four years. In 1977, Matano was named director of priest personnel for the diocese. In 1980, Bishop Louis Gelineau appointed Matano as diocesan assistant chancellor.
Matano returned to Rome for graduate studies, receiving his Doctor of Canon Law degree in 1983. After finishing in Rome, Gelineau named Matano as vicar for administration and co-chancellor. The Vatican elevated him to the rank of honorary prelate in 1985. In 1991, Matano spent a year in Washington, D.C., acting as the secretary to the apostolic nuncio of the United States, Archbishop Agostino Cacciavillan. In 1992, Gelineau selected Matano to serve as vicar general and moderator of the curia for the diocese. The Vatican designated him as a protonotary apostolic in 1993.
In 1995, Matano became a special lecturer for undergraduate and graduate students in the Department of Theology at Providence College. In 1997, Matano gave up his positions in the church hierarchy to become a parish priest at St. Sebastian's Parish in Providence. In January 2000, Matano returned to Washington to serve as secretary to the new apostolic nuncio of the United States, Archbishop Gabriel Higuera.
On March 3, 2005, Matano was appointed coadjutor bishop of Burlington by Pope John Paul II to assist Bishop Kenneth Angell. Matano received his episcopal consecration on April 19, 2005, at the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph in Burlington from Higuera, with Archbishop Seán O'Malley and Angell serving as co-consecrators. Matano succeeded Angell as the ninth bishop of Burlington on November 9, 2005.
As bishop, Matano created a pastoral plan that merged some parishes to cope with the shortage of priests and allow sharing of parish resources and facilities. In 2008, Matano attended most of an 11-day civil trial of a lawsuit alleging sexual abuse of a minor by a diocesan priest.
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Salvatore Ronald Matano
Salvatore Ronald Matano (born September 15, 1946) is a retired American Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Rochester from 2013 to 2026. He previously served as Bishop of Burlington from 2005 to 2013.
Salvatore Matano was born on September 15, 1946, in Providence, Rhode Island to Salvatore and Mary (née Santaniello) Matano. He attended St. Ann Elementary School and La Salle Academy in Providence. After graduating from high school, Matano decided to become a priest. He entered Our Lady of Providence Seminary College in Providence, where he obtained his Bachelor of Arts in philosophy degree.
Matano was ordained into the priesthood for the Diocese of Providence by Bishop James Hickey on December 17, 1971, in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. In 1972, Matano received his Licentiate of Sacred Theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome.
After finishing his studies in Rome, Matano returned to Providence in 1972. The diocese then assigned him as assistant pastor at Our Lady of Grace Parish in Johnston, Rhode Island. In 1973, he was placed on the faculty of Our Lady of Providence Seminary High School, where he taught for the next four years. In 1977, Matano was named director of priest personnel for the diocese. In 1980, Bishop Louis Gelineau appointed Matano as diocesan assistant chancellor.
Matano returned to Rome for graduate studies, receiving his Doctor of Canon Law degree in 1983. After finishing in Rome, Gelineau named Matano as vicar for administration and co-chancellor. The Vatican elevated him to the rank of honorary prelate in 1985. In 1991, Matano spent a year in Washington, D.C., acting as the secretary to the apostolic nuncio of the United States, Archbishop Agostino Cacciavillan. In 1992, Gelineau selected Matano to serve as vicar general and moderator of the curia for the diocese. The Vatican designated him as a protonotary apostolic in 1993.
In 1995, Matano became a special lecturer for undergraduate and graduate students in the Department of Theology at Providence College. In 1997, Matano gave up his positions in the church hierarchy to become a parish priest at St. Sebastian's Parish in Providence. In January 2000, Matano returned to Washington to serve as secretary to the new apostolic nuncio of the United States, Archbishop Gabriel Higuera.
On March 3, 2005, Matano was appointed coadjutor bishop of Burlington by Pope John Paul II to assist Bishop Kenneth Angell. Matano received his episcopal consecration on April 19, 2005, at the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph in Burlington from Higuera, with Archbishop Seán O'Malley and Angell serving as co-consecrators. Matano succeeded Angell as the ninth bishop of Burlington on November 9, 2005.
As bishop, Matano created a pastoral plan that merged some parishes to cope with the shortage of priests and allow sharing of parish resources and facilities. In 2008, Matano attended most of an 11-day civil trial of a lawsuit alleging sexual abuse of a minor by a diocesan priest.