Mario Roberto Cassari

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Mario Roberto Cassari (born August 27, 1943 in Ghilarza , Oristano province , † August 19, 2017 in Oristano ) was an Italian clergyman , Roman Catholic archbishop and diplomat of the Holy See .

Life

Mario Roberto Cassari was ordained a priest on December 27, 1969 at the age of 26 . This was followed by postgraduate studies at the University of Sassari and at the Pontifical Lateran University in Rome , where he was awarded a Dr. theol. doctorate was and where he also the licentiate in canon law earned. From 1974 to 1977 he was a student at the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy , he with the ecclesial diplomacy diploma graduated.

He then entered the diplomatic service of the Holy See on March 22, 1977 and worked in various functions in papal representations in Pakistan , Colombia , Ecuador , Sudan , South Africa , Japan , Austria , Lithuania , Yugoslavia and Bosnia-Herzegovina . Pope Paul VI bestowed on him on April 7, 1978 the honorary title of chaplain of His Holiness ( Monsignor ) and Pope John Paul II on November 26, 1992 the title of Honorary Prelate of His Holiness .

On August 3, 1999, Pope John Paul II appointed him Titular Archbishop of Truentum and Apostolic Nuncio in the Republic of the Congo and Gabon . He was ordained bishop by Cardinal Secretary of State Angelo Sodano on October 16, 1999. Co- consecrators were the Archbishop of Oristano , Pier Giuliano Tiddia , and the Bishop of Tempio-Ampurias , Paolo Atzei OFMConv .

From July 31, 2004 Cassari represented the Holy See in the Ivory Coast and Burkina Faso and from September 8, 2004 also in Niger . On June 12, 2007, he resigned from his activities in Burkina Faso and Niger. Since February 14, 2008, Mario Roberto Cassari has been Apostolic Nuncio in Croatia .

On March 10, 2012, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him . as the Apostolic Nuncio in South Africa , Botswana , Lesotho , Namibia and Swaziland . Pope Francis appointed him Apostolic Nuncio in Malta on May 21, 2015 .

In December 2016, Pope Francis accepted his age-related resignation.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Oristano, morto monsignor Cassari: Ambasciatore del Vaticano in Africa
  2. ↑ Annuario Pontificio per l'anno 1982 , Città del Vaticano 1982, p. 1731.
  3. ↑ Annuario Pontificio per l'anno 1996 , Città del Vaticano 1996, p. 2099.
  4. ^ Nomina del Nunzio Apostolico a Malta. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , May 22, 2015, accessed May 22, 2015 (Italian).
predecessor Office successor
Aldo Cavalli Apostolic Nuncio in Malta
2015–2016 		Alessandro D'Errico
James Patrick Green Apostolic Nuncio in South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho,
Namibia and Swaziland
2012–2015 		Peter Brian Wells
Francisco-Javier Lozano Sebastián Apostolic Nuncio in Croatia
2008–2012 		Alessandro D'Errico
Mario Zenari Apostolic Nuncio in Burkina Faso
2004–2007 		Vito Rallo
Mario Zenari Apostolic Nuncio in Niger
2004–2007 		Vito Rallo
personal data
SURNAME Cassari, Mario Roberto
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian clergyman, Roman Catholic archbishop and diplomat
DATE OF BIRTH August 27, 1943
PLACE OF BIRTH Ghilarza , Italy
DATE OF DEATH 19th August 2017
Place of death Oristano , Italy