Master’s degree in contemporary philosophy for Msgr. Giò Tavillawith the maximum vote of 110 out of 110; followed by the teacher Giovanna Costanzo of the Department of ancient and modern civilizations of the University of Messina, discussed the thesis entitled “Jacques Maritain’s humanism, transcendence and history“. A further important milestone for the priest who in 2022 had achieved the three -year title in philosophy, confirming love for a discipline which, together with theology, has always enriched his vocational and personal journey.
Father Giò, parish priest of the Community of Santa Caterina in Messina, was OrDinato priest on July 16, 1994; He immediately exercised the Ministry in the parishes of Santa Maria della Consolazione in Gravitelli (as a parish vicar) and of the SS. Pietro and Paolo (as an administrator); In 1994 the Archbishop Ignazio Cannavò He appointed him director of the diocesan office for youth pastoral care. In 1997 his successor Giovanni Marra He called him as a collaborator of the office of the Catholic religion and archiepiscopal ceremonies, a position he then officially assumed in February 2003 together with that of particular secretary in October 2005 (which will continue to cover even after the arrival of Monsignor Calogero La Pianafrom 2007 to 2010 and, as ceremonies, until 2011).
After being parish priest in Furci Siculo, leaving an indelible memory for the many works of social charity he arrived in Santa Caterina. His strong communication skills and the countless skills, they earned him the conferment by the Pope Benedict XVI of the pontifical honor of chaplain of his holiness and the investiture to the knight of the equestrian order of the holy sepulcher of Jerusalem. He is currently director of the Social Communications Office of the Archdiocese of Messina Lipari Santa Lucia del Mela and postulator of the cause of beatification and canonization of the Servant of God Francesco Fasola (Archbishop of Messina) e Don Antonio Musumeci (historic parish priest of S. Alessio Siculo, martyr of Nazism).