Pope Francis appoints new Apostolic Nuncio to EU

Pope appoints Bohol bishop as apostolic nuncio to European Union

Pope Francis has appointed 65-year-old Bernardito Auza, an archbishop from Bohol province, to become the next apostolic nuncio to the European Union.

Boholano archbishop appointed as apostolic nuncio to EU

Archbishop Bernardito Auza, the new apostolic nuncio to the European Union. (Screenshot/Diocese of Surigao/CBCP)Pope Francis has appointed a native of Bohol as the new Apostolic Nuncio to the European Union (EU).On its website, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) confirmed on March 23 the appointment of 65-year-old Archbishop Bernardito Auza, who will continue to serve as Apostolic Nuncio to Spain and Andorra until he assu…

Pope Francis appoints new Apostolic Nuncio to EU

Archbishop Bernadito Auza is appointed the new Apostolic Nuncio to the European Union.

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MANILA, Philippines – Pope Francis named Archbishop Bernardito Cleopas Auza of Talibon, Bohol, as the new ambassador of the Holy See to the European Union, the Vatican announced on Saturday, March 22. Auza, 65, is the outgoing apostolic nuncio to Spain — a posting that was viewed as a “full circle” moment for the Philippines, since it was Spain that brought Christianity to this Southeast Asian country over 500 years ago.  Auza is a veteran Vatic…

The Pope leaves the nunciature vacant in Madrid, and sends his current head to Brussels, where he will be nuncio to the EU. The last time the nunciature in Madrid became vacant was the three months that passed since 2 July 2019, when the former nuncio, the Italian Renzo Fratini, retired until 1 October, when Auza was incorporated.«The Holy Father has appointed Apostolic Nuncio in the European Union His Excellency Reverend Monsignor Bernardito C.…

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POPE Francis has appointed Archbishop Bernardito Auza, an alumnus of the University, as the new apostolic nuncio to the European Union, the Holy See announced on March 22. He will succeed Archbishop Noël Treanor, who died of a heart attack on Aug. 11, 2024. Auza has been serving as papal nuncio to Spain and Andorra since 2019, a diplomatic assignment that came less than two years before the anniversary of the arrival of Christianity in the Phili…