Giovanni Ferrofino

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Giovanni Ferrofino (born February 24, 1912 in Alessandria , Piedmont , Italy ; † December 21, 2010 ) was a Roman Catholic Archbishop and diplomat of the Holy See .

Life

Giovanni Ferrofino was ordained a priest on September 22, 1934 and entered the diplomatic service of the Vatican.

In February 1942, Ferrofino was, according to the Pave the Way Foundation founded by Gary Krupp , on behalf of Pope Pius XII. together with the Vatican Ambassador to Haiti and the Dominican Republic , Archbishop Maurilio Silvani , involved in negotiations with Rafael Trujillo Molina , the dictator of the Dominican Republic. They negotiated an agreement to issue 400 visas for the reception of Jewish refugees from Europe. In total, Ferrofino, together with Krupp, was able to enable more than 10,000 Jews to enter the United States via Cuba , Mexico and Canada .

From 1959 to 1960 he was the managing nuncio in Switzerland . In 1960 he was appointed by Pope John XXIII. appointed titular bishop of Zenopolis in Isauria and appointed as successor to Domenico Enrici as apostolic nuncio in Haiti. The episcopal ordination on 26 November 1961 donated him Armando Lombardi and Hélder Câmara and Albert François Cousineau . In 1965 he was appointed by Pope Paul VI. appointed to succeed Alfredo Bruniera as nuncio of Ecuador . Giovanni Ferrofino was the councilor of the fourth session of the Second Vatican Council .

His resignation was granted in 1987 by John Paul II .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Pave the Way Foundation Investigating the Papacy of Pope Pius XII ( English ) News Blaze. January 14, 2008. Retrieved December 22, 2010.
  2. ↑ Margherita Marchione: “Did Pope Pius XII help the Jews?”, Page 27 ff.
  3. ^ Yad Vashem Honor sought for Pius XII ( English ) Zenit. July 2, 2009. Retrieved December 22, 2010.
  4. ^ Prelate Who Saved Some 10,000 Jews Dead at 98 ( English ) Zenit. December 23, 2010. Retrieved December 23, 2010.
personal data
SURNAME Ferrofino, Giovanni
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Roman Catholic Archbishop and Nuncio in Haiti and Ecuador
DATE OF BIRTH February 24, 1912
PLACE OF BIRTH Alessandria , Piedmont , Italy
DATE OF DEATH December 21, 2010