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- ↑ Pacelli Edition website, Nunciature
- 1 2 3 Treccani website, Vassallo Di Torregrossa, Alberto
- 1 2 Il Fatt Nisseno website, San Cataldo. Ricorre Oggi il 60 Anniversario della morte di Mons Alberto Vassallo di Torregrossa, dated September 7, 2019
- ↑ Historical Lexicon of Bayerns website, Apostolische Nuntiatur, München, by Michael F. Feldkamp
