Alfio Rapisarda

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His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Alfio Rapisarda
Apostolic Nuncio emeritus of Portugal
Titular Archbishop of Cannae
Appointed12 October 2002
Retired8 November 2008
Predecessor Edoardo Rovida
Successor Rino Passigato
Other post(s) Titular Archbishop of Cannae
Orders
Ordination14 July 1957
by Guido Luigi Bentivoglio
Consecration27 May 1979
by  Pope John Paul II, Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy, and Eduardo Martínez Somalo
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Born (1933-09-03) September 3, 1933 (age 90)
Zafferana Etnea, Catania, Italy
Nationality Italian
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MottoSuper Omnia Charitas
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Alfio Rapisarda (born 3 September 1933) is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See from 1962 to 2008, with the title of apostolic nuncio from 1979.

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Biography

Alfio Rapisarda was born on 3 September 1933 in Zafferana Etnea, Province of Catania, Italy. He was ordained a priest on 14 July 1957. He earned a doctorate in canon law and entered the diplomatic service of the Holy See in 1962. [1] He completed the course of studies at the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy in 1960. [2] His early assignments included stints in Honduras, Brazil, France, Yugoslavia, and Lebanon. [1]

On 22 April 1979, Pope John Paul II appointed him Titular Archbishop of Cannae and Apostolic Nuncio to Bolivia [1] and consecrated him a bishop on 27 May. [3]

On 29 January 1985, John Paul named him Apostolic Nuncio to Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo), Apostolic Nuncio to Brazil on 2 June 1992, and Apostolic Nuncio to Portugal on 12 October 2002. [1] In 2004 Portugal and the Holy See signed a new concordat, replacing an outdated one from 1940. [4]

Pope Benedict XVI accepted his resignation on 8 November 2008. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Rinunce e Nomine, 12.10.2002" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 12 October 2002. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  2. ↑ "Pontificia Accademia Ecclesiastica" (in Italian). Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  3. ↑ "Archbishop Alfio Rapisarda [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  4. ↑ "Holy See signs new concordat with Portugal". Catholic News Agency. 18 May 2004. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  5. ↑ "Rinunce e Nomine, 08.11.2008" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 8 November 2008. Retrieved 30 June 2019.


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