Ignazio Ceffalia

His Excellency, The Most Reverend Ignazio Ceffalia
Apostolic Nuncio to Belarus Titular Archbishop of Fiorentino
Appointed	25 March 2025
Predecessor	Ante Jozić
Other post(s)	Titular Archbishop of Fiorentino
Orders
Ordination	6 August 2003
Consecration	22 May 2025 by  Pietro Parolin, Francesco Montenegro and Paul Gallagher
Personal details
Born	(1975-04-28) 28 April 1975 (age 50) Palermo, Italy
Nationality	Italian
Motto	Ego Autem In Te Speravi
Coat of arms

Styles of Ignazio Ceffalia
Reference style	His Excellency The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Archbishop

Ignazio Ceffalia (born 28 April 1975) is an Italian hierarch of the Italo-Albanian Catholic Church who works in the diplomatic service of the Holy See.

Biography

Ignazio Ceffalia was born on 28 April 1975 in Palermo, Italy, from a family of Piana degli Albanesi belonging to the historic Albanian community of Italy of Catholic-Byzantine tradition. He was ordained a priest in the Piana degli Albanesi Cathedral for the Eparchy of Piana degli Albanesi on 6 August 2003.

He knows Italian, Albanian, French, English and Spanish; liturgically he also uses Ancient Greek as per the tradition of the Italo-Albanian Church.

Diplomatic career

On 1 July 2006, he entered the Holy See diplomatic service and has served in the apostolic nunciatures of Ecuador, Thailand, the Permanent Mission to the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, the Section for Relations with States and International Organizations of the Secretariat of State, and finally nunciature counselor in Venezuela.

On 25 March 2025, Pope Francis appointed him Titular Archbishop of Fiorentino and Apostolic Nuncio to Belarus. ^{[1] [2] [3]} He was consecrated as an archbishop on 22 May 2025. ^[4]

See also

• Arbëreshë people
• Eparchy of Piana degli Albanesi
• Italo-Albanian Catholic Church
• List of heads of the diplomatic missions of the Holy See

References

1. "Resignations and Appointments, 25.03.2025" . Retrieved March 25, 2025.
2. "Il Papa nomina il nunzio apostolico in Bielorussia, è un palermitano" . Retrieved March 25, 2025.
3. "Pope Francis appoints new Apostolic Nuncio in Belarus" . Retrieved March 25, 2025.
4. "Episcopal Ordination presided over by Cardinal Pietro Parolin, May 22, 2025". YouTube. Vatican News. May 22, 2025. Retrieved May 25, 2025.