Celestine Damiano
| Celestine Damiano | |
|---|---|
| Apostolic Delegate to South Africa; later Archbishop (personal title) of Camden, 1960-1967 | |
| Appointed | November 27, 1952 |
| Installed | 1953 |
| Term ended | 1960 |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | December 21, 1935 |
| Consecration | February 11, 1953 by Bishop Joseph A. Burke |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
November 1, 1911 Dunkirk, New York |
| Died | October 2, 1967 (aged 55) Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital |
| Buried | Calvary Cemetery, Cherry Hill |
| Nationality | American |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Parents | Vito and Stella (née Zaccari) Damiano |
| Education | St. Michael's College, Toronto |
| Alma mater | Urban College of the Propaganda, Rome |
Celestine Joseph Damiano (November 1, 1911 — October 2, 1967) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Apostolic Delegate to South Africa (1953-1960) and Bishop of Camden (1960–1967).
The oldest of six children, Celestine Damiano was born in Dunkirk, New York, to Vito and Stella (née Zaccari) Damiano, who were Italian immigrants. Receiving his early education at public schools in Dunkirk, he studied at St. Michael's College in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, for two years before entering the Urban College of the Propaganda in Rome, where he studied philosophy and theology.
Damiano was ordained to the priesthood on December 21, 1935. He then did pastoral work in the Diocese of Buffalo until 1947, when he became an official of the Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith.
On November 27, 1952, Damiano was appointed Apostolic Delegate to South Africa and Titular Archbishop of Nicopolis in Epiro by Pope Pius XII. He received his episcopal consecration on February 11, 1953 from Bishop Joseph A. Burke, with Archbishop John Francis O'Hara, C.S.C., and Bishop Leo Richard Smith serving as co-consecrators, at St. Joseph's Cathedral.
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