Coat of arms of Francesco Giovanni Brugnaro.

Francesco Giovanni Brugnaro (born 16 March 1943) is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Camerino-San Severino Marche from 2007 to 2018.

Biography

Brugnaro was born on 16 March 1943 in Padua.[1] He was ordained a priest of the Archdiocese of Milan on 18 December 1982.[2]

On 24 April 2002, he was named office chief of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches, where he was already working.[3]

On 31 January 2005, Pope John Paul II named him the Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).[1]

Pope Benedict XVI appointed him Archbishop of Camerino-San Severino Marche on 3 September 2007.[2] He was consecrated a bishop on 29 September by Pope Benedict with Cardinals Tarcisio Bertone and Marian Jaworski as co-consecrators.

Pope Francis accepted his resignation on 27 July 2018.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Rinunce e Nomine, 31.01.2005" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 31 January 2005. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Rinunce e Nomine, 03.09.2007" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 3 September 2007. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  3. ↑ "Rinunce e Nomine, 24.04.2002" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 24 April 2002. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  4. ↑ "Rinunce e Nomine, 27.07.2018" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
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