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Pope Benedict XVI appoints Archbishop Leopoldo Girelli as a non-resident representative to Vietnam
Rome (VNA) – Pope Benedict XVI on Jan. 13 appointed Archbishop Leopoldo Girelli
as a non-resident representative to Vietnam .
Archbishop Girelli, until now apostolic nuncio to Indonesia , was born on March
13, 1953 in Predore village, Bergamo province, Italy . He was ordained a
priest in the Catholic Church in 1978 and obtained his Doctorate Degree in
Pastoral Theology in 1987.
The archbishop previously served at nunciatures in Cameroon , New Zealand , the
US and the Vatican Secretariat of State.
Recently, Cardinal Ivan Dias, Prefect of the Congregation of the Evangelisation of
Peoples and Ambassador to Pope Benedict XVI, attended the closing ceremony of the
Catholic Church of Vietnam’s Jubilee Year in La Vang parish and met with PM Dung
on Jan. 8./.
as a non-resident representative to Vietnam .
Archbishop Girelli, until now apostolic nuncio to Indonesia , was born on March
13, 1953 in Predore village, Bergamo province, Italy . He was ordained a
priest in the Catholic Church in 1978 and obtained his Doctorate Degree in
Pastoral Theology in 1987.
The archbishop previously served at nunciatures in Cameroon , New Zealand , the
US and the Vatican Secretariat of State.
Recently, Cardinal Ivan Dias, Prefect of the Congregation of the Evangelisation of
Peoples and Ambassador to Pope Benedict XVI, attended the closing ceremony of the
Catholic Church of Vietnam’s Jubilee Year in La Vang parish and met with PM Dung
on Jan. 8./.
