Italian Catholics from Grimaldi settle in Utah

Nov 21, 2013 1081

By Christine Young


Monsignor Joseph Mayo's recent assignment as pastor of Saint John the Baptist Parish prompted Marianne Fratto Brunatti and her sister, Diane Fratto Chase, both parishioners of the parish, to find the family history book and, in particular, a photograph of the Italians who immigrated to Utah from Grimaldi, Italy during the early part of the last century.


Pictured in the photo are their mother, Teresa Jacketta Fratto; their grandmother and grandfather, Anna and Guerino (James) Jacketta; and Msgr. Mayo's grandfather, John (Giovani) Mayo. John Mayo's son, Deacon Silvio Mayo, is Msgr. Mayo's father. Deacon Mayo retired earlier this year after 27 years as the diocese's chancellor.

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Source: http://www.icatholic.org/

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