The Most Reverend Ilario Antoniazzi | |
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| Archbishop of Tunis | |
 Archbishop Antoniazzi, on May, 30th, 2013 | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| See | Archdiocese of Tunis |
| Predecessor | Maroun Lahham |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | June 24, 1972 by Patriarch Giacomo Giuseppe Beltritti |
| Consecration | March 16, 2013 by Patriarch Fouad Boutros Twal |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 23, 1948 San Polo di Piave |
| Styles of Ilario Antoniazzi | |
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| Reference style | The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Monsignor |
| Posthumous style | none |
Ilario Antoniazzi (born April 23, 1948, in Rai (San Polo di Piave), Province of Treviso) has been the archbishop of the Archdiocese of Tunis since February 21, 2013.
Biography
Born in Rai, frazione of San Polo di Piave in 1948, in 1962 he entered the Seminary of Jerusalem and in 1972 he was ordained as a priest.
For many years he was pastor in various parishes of the patriarchy, and since 2011 has also served as director of the 44 Catholic schools in the patriarchy.
On February 21, 2013 Pope Benedict XVI appointed him as archbishop of the Archdiocese of Tunis.[1] He was ordained on March 16 and installed on April 7.
He speaks Italian and French, but is fluent also in Arabic and English.
Motto
TURRIS FORTISSIMA NOMEN DOMINI (The name of the Lord is the strongest tower)
References
- ↑ Il Papa nomina il nuovo arcivescovo di Tunisi Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine (in Italian)
External links
- Profile of Mons. Antoniazzi www.catholic-hierarchy.org