Salvatore Pappalardo

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His Eminence Salvatore Pappalardo
Archbishop Emeritus of Palermo
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Palermo
See	Palermo
Appointed	17 October 1970
Term ended	4 April 1996
Predecessor	Francesco Carpino
Successor	Salvatore De Giorgi
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria Odigitria dei Siciliani "pro hac vice" (1973–2006)
Previous post(s)	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Indonesia (1965-69) Titular Archbishop of Miletus (1965-70) President of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy (1969-70)
Orders
Ordination	12 April 1941 by Luigi Traglia
Consecration	16 January 1966 by Amleto Giovanni Cicognani
Created cardinal	5 March 1973 by Pope Paul VI
Rank	Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born	Salvatore Pappalardo 23 September 1918 Villafranca Sicula, Agrigento, Kingdom of Italy
Died	10 December 2006(2006-12-10) (aged 88) Palermo, Sicily, Italy
Buried	Santa Cristina Cathedral
Parents	Alfio Pappalardo Gaetana Coco
Alma mater	Pontifical Major Roman Seminary Pontifical Gregorian University Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy Pontifical Lateran University
Motto	Semper inhaerere mandatis
Coat of arms

Salvatore Pappalardo (23 September 1918 – 10 December 2006) was an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who was Archbishop of Palermo for over 25 years, from 1970 to 1996. He was the first senior clergyman from Sicily to speak out against the Mafia, breaking its code of omertà (vow of silence).