Alfredo Maria Garsia

Alfredo Maria Garsia (14 January 1928 in Augusta, Sicily – 4 June 2004 in Augusta, Sicily) was an Italian Roman Catholic priest and bishop.

Life He was ordained a priest on 1 July 1951.

Pope Paul VI appointed him bishop of Caltanissetta on 21 December 1973, and he was consecrated on 2 February 1974 by Cardinal Salvatore Pappalardo. He remained bishop of the diocese until his retirement on 2 August 2003, guiding it through the enactment of the decrees of the Second Vatican Council, and overseeing a visit by pope John Paul II. He held a diocesan synod.

He was also president of the Fondazione Migrantes of the Italian Episcopal Conference.

He died in 2004, and his funeral and burial were held in Caltanissetta Cathedral, by Cardinal Salvatore De Giorgi and other bishops.