Antonio Mattiazzo

Archbishop Antonio Mattiazzo (2011)

Antonio Mattiazzo (born April 20, 1940 in Rottanova di Cavarzere , Italy ) is a Roman Catholic clergyman and archbishop emeritus ad personam of Padua .

Life

Archbishop's coat of arms by Antonio Mattiazzo

Antonio Mattiazzo joined 1951 the seminary of Padua and received on 5 July 1964, the priestly ordination . He then continued his studies at the Pontifical Lateran University and at the Pontifical Diplomatic Academy in Rome until 1968 . After working as secretary of various nunciatures in North and Central America in the following years, in 1980 he became advisor to the section for relations with states in the Vatican State Secretariat .

Pope John Paul II appointed him on November 16, 1985 Titular Archbishop pro hac vice of Virunum and Apostolic Pro-Nuncio in Burkina Faso and Niger and Apostolic Nuncio in Ivory Coast . He was ordained bishop by Cardinal Secretary of State and Cardinal Prefect of the Administration of Property of the Apostolic See , Agostino Casaroli , on August 29 of the same year; Co- consecrators were Filippo Franceschi , archbishop ad personam of Padua , and Girolamo Bartolomeo Bortignon OFMCap , former bishop of Padua. As a motto he chose Recapitulare omnia in Christ .

On July 5, 1989, he was appointed Archbishop ad personam of Padua. From 1989 to 2003 Mattiazzo was secretary of the regional bishops' conference of Triveneto , of which he was vice-president from September 2011 to May 2012. Since 2006 he has also been the rector of the theological faculty there, based in Padua. At the Italian Bishops' Conference he is also a member of the Commission for Culture and Social Communication.

On July 18, 2015, Pope Francis accepted his age-related resignation.

Web links

Entry for Antonio Mattiazzo on catholic-hierarchy.org

Individual evidence

^ Rinuncia del Vescovo di Padova (Italia) e nomina del successore. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , July 18, 2015, accessed July 18, 2015 (Italian).

predecessor	Office	successor
Filippo Franceschi	Archbishop ad personam of Padua 1989–2015	Claudio Cipolla

personal data
SURNAME	Mattiazzo, Antonio
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Italian clergyman, emeritus Catholic bishop
DATE OF BIRTH	April 20, 1940
PLACE OF BIRTH	Rottanova di Cavarzere , Italy

[1] Rinuncia del Vescovo di Padova (Italia) e nomina del successore. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , July 18, 2015, accessed July 18, 2015 (Italian).