Pope Leo XIV appoints new Apostolic Nuncio to Spain and Andorra
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Pope Leo XIV has named the Italian Archbishop Piero Pioppo a new nuncio for Spain and Andorra, replacing the Filipino Bernardito Auza.
Pope Leo XIV has named as the new Apostolic Nuncio in Spain Piero Pioppo, titular archbishop of Torcello and, to date, Apostolic Nuncio in Indonesia and to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). The appointment was made public this Monday, being communicated by the Apostolic Nunciature to the Spanish Episcopal Conference (EEC). Up to now, the title of Apostolic Nuncio in Spain fell to Filipino Bernardito Cleopas.Keep reading....
Leon XIV has designated this Monday as nuncio in Spain and Andorra, a figure equivalent to an ambassador of the Holy See, to the Italian Piero Pioppo. 64 years old and very conservative profile, it was the name that circulated for a long time – the religious magazine Vida Nueva advanced it in July – and had already been decided by Pope Francis days before his death, last April. Continue reading
The appointment of Pioppo is the first move by Pope Leo XIV that affects Spain
Pope Leo XIV has appointed the Italian Archbishop Piero Pioppo new nuncio, Pontifical Ambassador, in Spain and in the principality of Andorra, to replace the Filipino...
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