Background
Caporale, Gerald D. Joseph Scarpone was born on October 1, 1928 in Watertown, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Alfonso Scarpone and Virginia Caporale.
Caporale, Gerald D. Joseph Scarpone was born on October 1, 1928 in Watertown, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Alfonso Scarpone and Virginia Caporale.
Degree, Franciscan School Philosophy, 1950-1952; degree, Franciscan School Theology, 1953-1956; Doctor of Divinity, 1979.
Ordained priest Order of Friars Minor, 1956. Pastor Franciscan Missionary, Jutiapa, Guatemala, 1956-1962. Ordained bishop, 1979.
Coadjutor bishop Diocese of Comayaga, Honduras, 1979. Bishop Diocese of Comayagua, 1979—2004, bishop emeritus, since 2004.