Giuseppe Mojoli (31 August 1905 – 9 March 1980) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who worked in the diplomatic service of the

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Biography

Giuseppe Mojoli was born in

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in the

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on 31 August 1905. He was ordained a priest on 18 March 1928. He worked in the Roman Curia in the liturgical department of the

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, from 1931 to 1960. His specialty was the Ethiopian Church and he helped develop Ethiopian editions of the Missal and other texts. On 27 September 1960,

Pope John XXIII Pope John XXIII ( la, Ioannes XXIII; it, Giovanni XXIII; born Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli, ; 25 November 18813 June 1963) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 28 October 1958 until his death in June 19 ...

appointed him Apostolic Internuncio to Ethiopia and a titular archbishop. He received his episcopal consecration on 28 October from Pope John. In Ethiopia he turned from scholarship to supporting Catholic parishes and missions. On 8 March 1969, his title was changed to Apostolic Pro-Nuncio. On 14 November 1969,

Pope Paul VI Pope Paul VI ( la, Paulus VI; it, Paolo VI; born Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini, ; 26 September 18976 August 1978) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City, Vatican City State from 21 June 1963 to his ...

named him Apostolic Nuncio to Malta and Pope Paul accepted his resignation from that post in December 1971, when Mojoli was 66. Mojoli died on 9 March 1980. His writings include: * ''La Chiesa in Etiopia. Note e ricordi di un Nunzio (Roma: Esca, 1973) * ''Attività liturgical della S. Congregazione 'De Propaganda Fide' per gli affari du Rito Orientale nel periodo 1893–1917'' (Vicenza: Esca, 1979).

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External links

Catholic Hierarchy: Archbishop Giuseppe Mojoli
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mojoli, Giuseppe 1905 births 1980 deaths Clergy from the Province of Bergamo Apostolic Nuncios to Ethiopia Apostolic Nuncios to Malta