Ilario Antoniazzi (born April 23, 1948, in Rai (San Polo di Piave),

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) has been the

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of the Archdiocese of Tunis since February 21, 2013.

Biography

Born in Rai, frazione of

San Polo di Piave San Polo di Piave is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Treviso in the Italian region Veneto, located about north of Venice and about northeast of Treviso. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 4,845 and an area of .All demog ...

in 1948, in 1962 he entered the Seminary of

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and in 1972 he was ordained as a priest. For many years he was

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in various parishes of the patriarchy, and since 2011 has also served as director of the 44 Catholic schools in the patriarchy. On February 21, 2013

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appointed him as

of the Archdiocese of Tunis.''Il Papa nomina il nuovo arcivescovo di Tunisi''
He was ordained on March 16 and installed on April 7. He speaks

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and French, but is fluent also in

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and

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Motto

''TURRIS FORTISSIMA NOMEN DOMINI'' (The name of the Lord is the strongest tower)

References

External links

Profile of Mons. Antoniazzi
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