Alfredo Bruniera
Alfredo Bruniera (30 September 1906 – 26 March 2000) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who spent his career in the diplomatic service of the Holy See. Biography Alfredo Bruniera was born in San Pelagio, Italy, on 30 September 1906 and studied at the seminary in Treviso. He was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Treviso by Giacinto Longhin on 9 July 1933. He did parish work until February 1934 when he became secretary to the newly appointed Apostolic Delegate to China Mario Zanin. He later worked in the nunciatures in Chile and Argentina. On 12 December 1954, Pope Pius XII appointed him a titular archbishop and Apostolic Delegate to the Belgian Congo. He received his episcopal consecration on 2 January 1955 from Cardinal Celso Costantini. On 25 April 1959, Pope John XXIII named him Apostolic Nuncio to Ecuador. On 23 October 1965, he was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Uruguay by Pope Paul VI. On 23 April 1969, he was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Lebanon. T ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Holy See
The Holy See ( lat, Sancta Sedes, ; it, Santa Sede ), also called the See of Rome, Petrine See or Apostolic See, is the jurisdiction of the Pope in his role as the bishop of Rome. It includes the apostolic episcopal see of the Diocese of Rome, which has ecclesiastical jurisdiction over the Catholic Church and the sovereign city-state known as the Vatican City. According to Catholic tradition it was founded in the first century by Saints Peter and Paul and, by virtue of Petrine and papal primacy, is the focal point of full communion for Catholic Christians around the world. As a sovereign entity, the Holy See is headquartered in, operates from, and exercises "exclusive dominion" over the independent Vatican City State enclave in Rome, of which the pope is sovereign. The Holy See is administered by the Roman Curia (Latin for "Roman Court"), which is the central government of the Catholic Church. The Roman Curia includes various dicasteries, comparable to ministries and ex ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Apostolic Nunciature To Lebanon
The Apostolic Nuncio to Lebanon is a diplomatic post within the Catholic Church. The Apostolic Nuncio represents the pope. The Apostolic Nunciature in Lebanon was established on 21 March 1947 with the ''For christifidelium salutem'' by Pope Pius XII. Apostolic Nuncios to Lebanon *Giuseppe Beltrami (4 October 1950 – 31 January 1959) *Paolo Bertoli (16 April 1959 – 16 April 1960) * Egano Righi-Lambertini (9 July 1960 – 9 December 1963) * Gaetano Alibrandi (9 December 1963 – 19 April 1969) *Alfredo Bruniera (23 April 1969 – 6 November 1978) *Carlo Furno (25 November 1978 – 21 August 1982) *Luciano Angeloni (21 August 1982 – 31 July 1989) *Pablo Puente Buces (31 July 1989 – 31 July 1997) *Antonio Maria Vegliò (2 October 1997 – 11 April 2001) * Luigi Gatti (28 June 2001 – 16 July 2009) *Gabriele Giordano Caccia (16 July 2009 – 12 September 2017) *Joseph Spiteri (7 March 2018 – 7 July 2022) *Paolo Borgia (24 Septe ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Apostolic Nuncios To Lebanon
Apostolic may refer to: The Apostles An Apostle meaning one sent on a mission: *The Twelve Apostles of Jesus, or something related to them, such as the Church of the Holy Apostles * Apostolic succession, the doctrine connecting the Christian Church to the original Twelve Apostles *The Apostolic Fathers, the earliest generation of post-Biblical Christian writers *The Apostolic Age, the period of Christian history when Jesus' apostles were living *The '' Apostolic Constitutions'', part of the Ante-Nicene Fathers collection Specific to the Roman Catholic Church *Apostolic Administrator, appointed by the Pope to an apostolic administration or a diocese without a bishop * Apostolic Camera, or "Apostolic Chamber", former department of finance for Papal administration * Apostolic constitution, a public decree issued by the Pope *Apostolic Palace, the residence of the Pope in Vatican City * Apostolic prefect, the head of a mission of the Roman Catholic Church *The Apostolic See, sometimes ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Apostolic Nuncios To Uruguay
Apostolic may refer to: The Apostles An Apostle meaning one sent on a mission: *The Twelve Apostles of Jesus, or something related to them, such as the Church of the Holy Apostles *Apostolic succession, the doctrine connecting the Christian Church to the original Twelve Apostles *The Apostolic Fathers, the earliest generation of post-Biblical Christian writers *The Apostolic Age, the period of Christian history when Jesus' apostles were living *The ''Apostolic Constitutions'', part of the Ante-Nicene Fathers collection Specific to the Roman Catholic Church * Apostolic Administrator, appointed by the Pope to an apostolic administration or a diocese without a bishop *Apostolic Camera, or "Apostolic Chamber", former department of finance for Papal administration * Apostolic constitution, a public decree issued by the Pope * Apostolic Palace, the residence of the Pope in Vatican City *Apostolic prefect, the head of a mission of the Roman Catholic Church *The Apostolic See, sometime ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Apostolic Nuncios To Ecuador
Apostolic may refer to: The Apostles An Apostle meaning one sent on a mission: *The Apostles in the New Testament, Twelve Apostles of Jesus, or something related to them, such as the Church of the Holy Apostles *Apostolic succession, the doctrine connecting the Christian Church to the original Twelve Apostles *The Apostolic Fathers, the earliest generation of post-Biblical Christian writers *The Apostolic Age, the period of Christian history when Jesus' apostles were living *The ''Apostolic Constitutions'', part of the Ante-Nicene Fathers collection Specific to the Roman Catholic Church *Apostolic Administrator, appointed by the Pope to an apostolic administration or a diocese without a bishop *Apostolic Camera, or "Apostolic Chamber", former department of finance for Papal administration *Apostolic constitution, a public decree issued by the Pope *Apostolic Palace, the residence of the Pope in Vatican City *Apostolic prefect, the head of a mission of the Roman Catholic Church *Th ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Apostolic Nuncios To The Democratic Republic Of The Congo
Apostolic may refer to: The Apostles An Apostle meaning one sent on a mission: *The Twelve Apostles of Jesus, or something related to them, such as the Church of the Holy Apostles *Apostolic succession, the doctrine connecting the Christian Church to the original Twelve Apostles *The Apostolic Fathers, the earliest generation of post-Biblical Christian writers *The Apostolic Age, the period of Christian history when Jesus' apostles were living *The ''Apostolic Constitutions'', part of the Ante-Nicene Fathers collection Specific to the Roman Catholic Church *Apostolic Administrator, appointed by the Pope to an apostolic administration or a diocese without a bishop *Apostolic Camera, or "Apostolic Chamber", former department of finance for Papal administration * Apostolic constitution, a public decree issued by the Pope *Apostolic Palace, the residence of the Pope in Vatican City *Apostolic prefect, the head of a mission of the Roman Catholic Church *The Apostolic See, sometimes use ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1906 Births
Events January–February * January 12 – Persian Constitutional Revolution: A nationalistic coalition of merchants, religious leaders and intellectuals in Persia forces the shah Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar to grant a constitution, and establish a national assembly, the Majlis. * January 16–April 7 – The Algeciras Conference convenes, to resolve the First Moroccan Crisis between France and Germany. * January 22 – The strikes a reef off Vancouver Island, Canada, killing over 100 (officially 136) in the ensuing disaster. * January 31 – The Ecuador–Colombia earthquake (8.8 on the Moment magnitude scale), and associated tsunami, cause at least 500 deaths. * February 7 – is launched, sparking a naval race between Britain and Germany. * February 11 ** Pope Pius X publishes the encyclical ''Vehementer Nos'', denouncing the 1905 French law on the Separation of the Churches and the State. ** Two British members of a poll tax collecting ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II ( la, Ioannes Paulus II; it, Giovanni Paolo II; pl, Jan Paweł II; born Karol Józef Wojtyła ; 18 May 19202 April 2005) was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 1978 until his death in April 2005, and was later canonised as Pope Saint John Paul II. He was elected pope by the second papal conclave of 1978, which was called after John Paul I, who had been elected in August to succeed Pope Paul VI, died after 33 days. Cardinal Wojtyła was elected on the third day of the conclave and adopted the name of his predecessor in tribute to him. Born in Poland, John Paul II was the first non-Italian pope since Adrian VI in the 16th century and the second-longest-serving pope after Pius IX in modern history. John Paul II attempted to improve the Catholic Church's relations with Judaism, Islam, and the Eastern Orthodox Church. He maintained the church's previous positions on such matters as abortion, artificia ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Pontifical Council Cor Unum
The Pontifical Council ''Cor Unum'' for Human and Christian Development was a pontifical council of the Roman Curia of the Catholic Church from 1971 to 2016. History The Pontifical Council was established by Pope Paul VI on 15 July 1971 and was based in the Palazzo San Callisto, on Piazza San Callisto, Rome. Effective 1 January 2017, the work of the Council was assumed by the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, into which it was merged by Pope Francis. Description The name of the pontifical council means "one heart", which Paul VI explained in 1972: "So we were able to give your ecclesial action for aid the name of one heart, a heart that beats in rhythm with the heart of Christ, whose pity for the hungry multitudes reaches them even in their spiritual hunger". Its mission was "the care of the Catholic Church for the needy, thereby encouraging human fellowship and making manifest the charity of Christ", and it undertook this mission by carrying out human ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jean Rupp
Jean-Édouard-Lucien Rupp (13 October 1905 – 28 January 1983) was a French prelate of the Catholic Church who served as Bishop of Monaco from 1962 to 1971 and then worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See until he retired in 1980. Biography Jean Rupp was born in Saint-Germain-en-Laye on 13 October 1905. He entered the Saint Sulpice Seminary of Issy-les-Moulineaux in 1928. He was ordained a priest on 31 March 1934. In 1946, in concert with Jean Larnaud, a Catholic layman, and the support of the Apostolic Nuncio to France, Angelo Roncalli (later Pope John XXIII), he founded the International Catholic Center for Cooperation with UNESCO (''Centre Catholique International de Coopération avec l’UNESCO'' or CCIC), which launched its operations the next year. In 1947, Pope Pius XII named him to represent the Holy See to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), though as a liaison rather than a formal diplomatic role. Pope Pius XII ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Apostolic Nunciature To Kuwait
The Apostolic Nunciature to Kuwait is an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in Kuwait. It is a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador. List of papal representatives ;Apostolic Pro-Nuncios *Alfredo Bruniera (7 July 1969 – 4 March 1975) *Jean-Édouard-Lucien Rupp (4 March 1975 - 13 July 1978) *Antonio del Giudice (nuncio), Antonio del Giudice (22 December 1978 - 20 August 1982) *Luigi Conti (nuncio), Luigi Conti (19 November 1983 - 17 January 1987) *Marian Oleś (28 November 1987 - 1991) ;Apostolic Nuncios *Pablo Puente Buces (25 May 1993 - 31 July 1997) *Antonio Maria Vegliò (2 October 1997 - 13 December 1999) *Giuseppe De Andrea (28 June 2001 - 27 August 2005) *Paul-Mounged El-Hachem (27 August 2005 - 2 December 2009) *Petar Rajič (2 December 2009 - 15 June 2015) *Francisco Montecillo Padilla (5 April 2016 – 17 April 2020) *Eugene Nugent (7 January 2021 – present) See also *Apostolic De ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |