Luciano Suriani

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Luciano Suriani
Apostolic Nuncio to Bulgaria and North Macedonia
Titular Archbishop of Amiternum
Luciano Suriani 2.jpg
Appointed13 May 2022
Predecessor Anselmo Guido Pecorari
Other post(s) Titular Archbishop of Amiternum
Orders
Ordination5 August 1981
by  Vincenzo Fagiolo
Consecration26 April 2008
by  Tarcisio Pietro Evasio Bertone, Jean-Louis Tauran and Bruno Forte
Personal details
Born (1957-01-11) 11 January 1957 (age 66)
Nationality Italian
Denomination Roman Catholic
Previous post(s)
MottoQUOD VULT DEUS
Coat of arms Coat of arms of Luciano Suriani.svg
Styles of
Luciano Suriani
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Reference style The Most Reverend
Spoken style Your Excellency
Religious style Archbishop

Luciano Suriani (born 11 January 1957) is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who has serves as Apostolic Nuncio to Bulgaria from 2022.

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Biography

Suriani was born in 1957 in Atessa, Chieti. He was ordained a priest on 5 August 1981. He was incardinated in the diocese of Chieti-Vasto. He earned a doctorate in canon law from the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy.

He entered the diplomatic service of the Holy See on 1 June 1990, and worked in the papal diplomatic missions to Ivory Coast, Switzerland, the Section for Relations with States at the Secretariat of State, and the Nunciature to Italy, by which time he held the rank of counselor.

Apart from Italian, he knows Spanish, French and English.

On 22 February 2008 by Pope Benedict XVI appointed him Apostolic Nuncio to Bolivia and titular archbishop of Amiternum, [1] On 26 April 2008 he was ordained a bishop by Tarcisio Cardinal Bertone.[ citation needed ]

He was replaced as Nuncio to Bolivia after nine months on 22 September by Giambattista Diquattro. [2] Suriani had requested a new assignment because of health problems associated with high altitudes.[ citation needed ] La Paz is located 3,640 metres above sea level.

On 24 September 2009 Suriani was appointed to a senior position as the Secretariat of State. As Delegate for Papal Representatives he has responsibility for coordinating the affairs of the Holy See's diplomats. [3]

On 7 December 2015 Pope Francis appointed him nuncio to Serbia. [4]

On 13 May 2022 Pope Francis appointed him nuncio to Bulgaria.[5]

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References

  1. "Rinunce e Nomine, 22.02.2008" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 22 February 2008.
  2. "Rinunce e Nomine, 21.11.2008" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 21 November 2008. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  3. "Rinunce e Nomine, 24.09.2009" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 24 September 2009. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  4. "Rinunce e Nomine, 07.12.2015" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 22 February 2008. Retrieved 13 June 2019.

5 https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2022/05/13/0354/00753.html

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Apostolic Nuncio to Bolivia
22 February 2008 – 21 November 2008
Succeeded by
Preceded by Delegate to the Pontifical Representations
24 September 2009 – 7 December 2015
Succeeded by
Jan Pawłowski