sentences:  His remains were later moved to Palermo on 14 October 1984.The beatification process opened on 5 June 1992 after he was titled as a Servant of God and the Congregation for the Causes of Saints issued the official "nihil obstat" to the cause.The diocesan process spanned from 16 December 1992 until 18 March 1996 and received C.C.S.