Vito Staffieri
Italian priest of Matera, a long-serving parish priest who died aged 106
Who they were
Born and died in Matera, he was a much-loved parish priest there and Matera named a street after him in February 2024.
The miracles
No miracle has been approved. The cause is at its first stage.
Why that counted as sanctity
The first solemn session of the process of beatification and canonization was held on 8 June 2023 in Matera Cathedral, presided over by Archbishop Antonio Giuseppe Caiazzo of Matera-Irsina, with Fr Michele La Rocca as postulator.
The cause
Vito Staffieri is named a Servant of God; the cause continues. Favours received, and offers of help, go to the postulation, the office that carries the cause forward: The cause of Vito Staffieri.
Checked against the sources listed on 24 September 2026. Corrections welcome.