Bishop Attilio Nostro

The Holy Father has appointed Attilio Nostro, a priest of the Diocese of Rome and until now the parish priest of San Mattia, as Bishop of Mileto-Nicotera-Tropea. Msgr. Attilio Nostro was born on August 6, 1966, in Palmi (in the province of Reggio Calabria and the Diocese of Oppido Mamertina-Palmi). After entering the Pontifical Roman Major Seminary, he obtained a Baccalaureate in Philosophy and Theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University and a Licentiate in Marriage and Family Studies from the Pontifical Lateran University. He was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Rome on May 2, 1993. He has held the following positions: parochial vicar at S. Maria delle Grazie al Trionfale (1993–1995) and at Gesù Divino Lavoratore (1995–2001); and parish priest of S. Giuda Taddeo (2001–2014). From 2011, he served for four years as Prefect of the XIX Prefecture of the Diocese of Rome. Since 2014, he has served as parish priest of S. Mattia in Rome and as a teacher of Catholic religion at the Liceo Scientifico Nomentano.