Mario Giordana

Coat of arms of Mario Giordana

Mario Giordana (born January 16, 1942 in Barge , Province of Cuneo , Italy ) is an Italian clergyman and retired archbishop and diplomat of the Holy See .

Life

Mario Giordana was ordained a priest on June 25, 1967 . Pope Paul VI bestowed on him on October 5, 1977 the title of chaplain of His Holiness ( Monsignor ); Pope John Paul II awarded him the title of Honorary Prelate of His Holiness on October 3, 1990 .

On April 27, 2004, Pope John Paul II appointed him Titular Archbishop of Minora and Apostolic Nuncio in Haiti . He was ordained bishop by Cardinal Secretary of State Angelo Sodano on May 29 of the same year; Co- consecrators were Paolo Romeo , Apostolic Nuncio in Italy and San Marino , and Giuseppe Guerrini , Bishop of Saluzzo .

Pope Benedict XVI appointed him on March 15, 2008 as Apostolic Nuncio in Slovakia . His tenure as Apostolic Nuncio ended with the appointment of his successor Giacomo Guido Ottonello on April 1, 2017, and he entered into old-age retirement.

On October 4, 2017, Pope Francis appointed him a member of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples and on December 15, 2018, a member of the Congregation for the Causes of the Saints .

Web links

Entry on Mario Giordana on catholic-hierarchy.org

Individual evidence

↑ Annuario Pontificio per l'anno 1985 , Città del Vaticano 1985, p. 1841.
↑ Annuario Pontificio per l'anno 1996 , Città del Vaticano 1996, p. 2184.
^ Nomina del Nunzio Apostolico in Slovacchia. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, April 1, 2017, accessed April 1, 2017 (Italian).
^ Nomina di Membri della Congregazione per l'Evangelizzazione dei Popoli. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, October 4, 2017, accessed October 4, 2017 (Italian).
^ Nomina di Membro della Congregazione delle Cause dei Santi. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, December 15, 2018, accessed December 15, 2018 (Italian).

personal data
SURNAME	Giordana, Mario
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Catholic clergyman, Archbishop emeritus and diplomat of the Holy See
DATE OF BIRTH	January 16, 1942
PLACE OF BIRTH	Barge

[1] Annuario Pontificio per l'anno 1985 , Città del Vaticano 1985, p. 1841.

[2] Annuario Pontificio per l'anno 1996 , Città del Vaticano 1996, p. 2184.

[3] Nomina del Nunzio Apostolico in Slovacchia. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, April 1, 2017, accessed April 1, 2017 (Italian).

[4] Nomina di Membri della Congregazione per l'Evangelizzazione dei Popoli. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, October 4, 2017, accessed October 4, 2017 (Italian).

[5] Nomina di Membro della Congregazione delle Cause dei Santi. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, December 15, 2018, accessed December 15, 2018 (Italian).