Cisa News REPORT
VATICAN CITY, March 13, 2012 (CISA) – Pope Benedict XVI has appointed H.E. Archbishop Mario Roberto Cassari, Archbishop Titular of Tronto as the new apostolic nuncio to South Africa, Botswana, Swaziland and Namibia.
The announcement on new papal ambassador was made on March 10.
Archbishop Cassari is expected to arrive in the continent in May according to a statement sent to CISA by Fr Chris Townsend, Information Officer Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC).
Archbishop Cassari was born in August 27, 1943 in Ghilarza (Sardinia – Italy).
He was ordained priest, after studies in Philosophy and Theology in December 27, 1969. 1969-1974: Parish Vicar at the Cathedral of Tempio Pausania (Sardinia), Teacher at Secondary School and Bishop’s Secretary, Doctor in Theology at Pontifical Lateran University in Rome and Licence in Canon Law at Pontifical Lateran University in Rome.
He graduated in Diplomatic Studies in 1977 at the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy (also known as the “Vatican Diplomatic Academy”).
March 22, 1977 was admitted into the Diplomatic Service of the Holy See. He served on the following Apostolic Nunciatures: Pakistan, Colombia, Ecuador, Sudan, Southern Africa (1985-1989, under Abp. Mees and Abp. De Paoli), Japan, Austria, Lithuania (Latvia/Estonia), Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia/Montenegro) and Bosnia-Herzegovina.
August 3, 1999: Appointed by the Blessed John Paul II as Titular Archbishop of Tronto and Apostolic Nuncio to Congo and Gabon.
October 16, 1999: Consecrated Archbishop by H.E. Cardinal Angelo Sodano, Secretary of State.
July 31, 2004: Appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso and Niger. February 14, 2008: Appointed by Pope Benedict XVI as Apostolic Nuncio to Croatia. SOURCE : CISA
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