Rino Passigato
Rino Passigato (born March 29, 1944 in Bovolone , Province of Verona , Italy ) is an Italian clergyman, emeritus Roman Catholic Archbishop and diplomat of the Holy See .
Life
Rino Passigato received the sacrament of ordination for the diocese of Verona on June 29, 1968 .
On 16 December 1991 appointed him Pope John Paul II. To Titular Archbishop of Nova Caesaris and ordered him to the apostolic nuncio in Burundi . He was ordained bishop on January 6, 1992 by John Paul II; Co-consecrators were the official in the Vatican State Secretariat , Archbishop of the Curia Giovanni Battista Re , and the Secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples , Archbishop of the Curia Josip Uhač . On March 18, 1996, Rino Passigato became Apostolic Nuncio in Bolivia . John Paul II appointed him on July 17, 1999 as Apostolic Nuncio in Peru . On November 8, 2008, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him . to the Apostolic Nuncio in Portugal .
On July 4, 2019, Pope Francis accepted his age-related resignation.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Rinuncia del Nunzio Apostolico in Spagna e nel Principato di Andorra. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , July 4, 2019, accessed July 4, 2019 (Italian).
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SURNAME | Passigato, Rino |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian clergyman, diplomat emeritus of the Holy See and Roman Catholic Archbishop |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 29, 1944 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Bovolone , Verona Province, Italy |