Salvatore Pennacchio (born 7 September 1952 in Marano,

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) is a

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archbishop and diplomat of the

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, currently president of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy.

Biography

He received his priestly ordination on 18 September 1976 for the Diocese of Aversa. He attended the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy and entered the diplomatic service of the Holy See. On 28 November 1998 he was appointed by

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 ...

as the apostolic nuncio to Rwanda and titular archbishop of Montemarano. He received episcopal consecration on 6 January 1999 by

, co-consecrated by

Giovanni Battista Re Giovanni Battista Re (born 30 January 1934) is an Italian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church whose service has been primarily in the Roman Curia. He was elevated to the rank of cardinal in 2001. He was prefect of the Congregation for Bishops ...

and Francis Monterisi. On 20 September 2003 he was appointed apostolic nuncio to

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, to

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, and to

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, as well as apostolic delegate to

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, to Laos, to

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and to

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. On 8 May 2010,

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appointed him Apostolic Nuncio to India and on 13 November 2010 to Nepal. On 6 August 2016,

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appointed him

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. On 25 January 2023, Pope Francis appointed him as president of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy.

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