Luigi Bianco was born 3 March 1960 is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who has spent his career in the diplomatic service of the

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. He has been an apostolic nuncio with the rank of archbishop since 2009.

Biography

Luigi Bianco was born 3 March 1960 at Montemagno, Italy. He was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Casale Monferrato on 30 March 1985. He earned a doctorate in canon law from the Pontifical Urban University in Rome. He entered the diplomatic service of the Holy See on 1 July 1989. He served in the various Nunciatures, including in Italy, Egypt, Argentina, Croatia and Spain. On 12 January 2009, he was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Honduras and

titular archbishop A titular bishop in various churches is a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese. By definition, a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop, the tradition of the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox an ...

of Falerone. He was consecrated

bishop A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is c ...

on 25 April 2009 at Sant’Evasio Cathedral, Casale Monferrato, by Cardinal

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. On 12 July 2014, he was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Ethiopia. On 10 September 2014, he was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Djibouti and Apostolic Delegate to Somalia. On 4 February 2019, he was appointed by

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, as

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Uganda }), is a landlocked country in East Africa. The country is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the south by Tanzania. The sou ...

. He took up office in Kampala, Uganda on Monday 8 April 2019. Bianco speaks English, French, Italian and Spanish.

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Archbishop Bianco Appointed New Apostolic Nuncio to Ethiopia
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