Gian Vincenzo Moreni
Gian Vincenzo Moreni (born January 29, 1932 in Montichiari , province of Brescia , Italy ; † March 3, 1999 ) was an Italian Catholic clergyman and most recently Apostolic Nuncio in the Philippines .
biography
Moreni was ordained a priest on April 4, 1959 and then worked as a priest in Brescia. He later entered the diplomatic service of the Holy See and was appointed Apostolic Pro-Nuncio in Tanzania on April 29, 1982 and titular Archbishop of Turris in Mauretania on the same date . He received episcopal ordination on June 5, 1982 by Cardinal Agostino Casaroli and co- consecrators Archbishop Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy , Secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples , and Luigi Morstabilini , Bishop of Brescia .
After he was Apostolic Nuncio in Tanzania between 1984 and 1990, he was appointed Apostolic Nuncio in the Philippines on September 8, 1990, and held this office until his death.
Web links
- Entry on Gian Vincenzo Moreni on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on August 18, 2016.
predecessor | Office | successor |
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Bruno Torpigliani |
Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines 1990–1999 |
Antonio Franco |
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Moreni, Gian Vincenzo |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian clergyman and apostolic nuncio |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 29, 1932 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Montichiari , Province of Brescia , Italy |
DATE OF DEATH | March 3, 1999 |