Angelo Accattino Explained

Angelo Accattino
Appointed:2 January 2023
Predecessor:Marek Solczyński
Other Post:Titular Archbishop of Sebana
Ordination:25 June 1994
Ordained By:Carlo Cavalla
Consecration:25 November 2017
Consecrated By:Pietro Parolin, Gianni Sacchi, and Alceste Catella
Birth Date:31 July 1966
Nationality:Italian
Coat Of Arms:File:Escudo de Angelo Accattino.svg
Motto:Ad Vesperum De Amore Iudicabimur
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Angelo Accattino (born 31 July 1966) is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who works in the diplomatic service of the Holy See.

Biography

Angelo Accattino was born on 31 July 1966 in Asti, Italy. He studied at the seminary in Casale and was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Casale Monferrato on 25 June 1994. He holds a doctorate in canon law.

Diplomatic career

He studied at the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy and entered the diplomatic service of the Holy See on 1 July 1999 and filled assignments in Trinidad and Tobago, Colombia, and Peru; in Rome in the offices of the Secretariat of State; and in the United States and Turkey.

On 12 September 2017, Pope Francis appointed him Titular Archbishop of Sebana and the Apostolic Nuncio to Bolivia.[1] He received his episcopal consecration from Cardinal Pietro Parolin on 25 November 2017 in Calliano.[2] [3]

On 2 January 2023, Pope Francis appointed him as nuncio to Tanzania.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Rinunce e Nomine, 12.09.2017 . . 12 September 2017 . 12 September 2017 .
  2. Web site: 1 June 2019 . Diocese of Casale Monferrato . Accattino mons. Angelo. it.
  3. News: La Stampa . it . 1 June 2019 . 26 November 2017 . Cerimonia a Calliano per Angelo Accattino nominato arcivescovo. Mauro . Facciolo.
  4. News: Resignations and Appointments, 02.01.2023 . January 2, 2023.