Luigi Bianco

His Excellency, The Most Reverend Luigi Bianco
Apostolic Nuncio of Slovenia and Apostolic Delegate to Kosovo Titular Archbishop of Falerone
Appointed	20 May 2025
Predecessor	Jean-Marie Speich
Other post(s)	Titular Archbishop of Falerone
Previous post(s)	Apostolic Nuncio of Uganda (2019-2025) Apostolic Nuncio to Ethiopia, Djibouti, Apostolic Delegate to Somalia and special representative to the African Union (2014-2019) Apostolic Nuncio to Honduras (2009-2014)
Orders
Ordination	30 March 1985
Consecration	25 April 2009 by  Tarcisio Bertone, Alceste Catella, and Luciano Pacomio
Personal details
Born	(1960-03-03) March 3, 1960 (age 65) Montemagno, Piedmont, Italy
Nationality	Italian

Styles of Luigi Bianco
Reference style	His Excellency The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Archbishop

Luigi Bianco (born 3 March 1960) is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who has spent his career in the diplomatic service of the Holy See. He has been an apostolic nuncio with the rank of archbishop since 2009.

Biography

Luigi Bianco was born 3 March 1960 in 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.

Diplomatic career

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. ^[1]

On 12 January 2009, he was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Honduras and titular archbishop of Falerone. ^[1] He was consecrated bishop on 25 April 2009 at Sant’Evasio Cathedral, Casale Monferrato, by Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone. ^{[2] [3]}

On 12 July 2014, he was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Ethiopia. ^[4] On 10 September 2014, he was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Djibouti, Apostolic Delegate to Somalia and special representative to the African Union. ^[5]

On 4 February 2019, he was appointed by Pope Francis, as Papal nuncio to Uganda. ^{[6] [7]} He took up office in Kampala, Uganda on Monday 8 April 2019. ^[8]

On 20 May 2025, he was appointed by Pope Leo XIV, as papal nuncio to Slovenia and apostolic delegate to Kosovo. ^{[9] [10]}

Bianco speaks English, French, Italian and Spanish.

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Uganda
• List of heads of the diplomatic missions of the Holy See

References

1. "Rinunce e Nomine, 12.01.2009" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 12 January 2009. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
2. "Archbishop Luigi Bianco [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 13 May 2020. ^{[self-published]}
3. "Nunciature". Uganda Episcopal Conference. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
4. "Rinunce e Nomine, 12.07.2014" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 12 July 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
5. "Rinunce e Nomine, 10.09.2014" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 10 September 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
6. "Resignations and Appointments, 04.02.2019" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 4 February 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
7. Monitor Reporter (4 February 2019). "Pope Francis appoints new Nuncio to Uganda". Daily Monitor . Kampala. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
8. Juliet Lukwago (9 April 2019). "New Apostolic Nuncio arrives in Uganda". New Vision . Kampala. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
9. "STA: Italian Archbishop Luigi Bianco appointed apostolic nuncio to Slovenia". english.sta.si. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
10. ktabkbih.net. "Mons. Luigi Bianco imenovan nuncijem u Sloveniji | Katolička tiskovna agencija Biskupske konferencije BiH". www.ktabkbih.net (in Croatian). Retrieved 20 May 2025.

Preceded by Giuseppe Betori	Titular Archbishop of Falerone 12 January 2009 - present	Succeeded by Incumbent

External links

• Archbishop Bianco Appointed New Apostolic Nuncio to Ethiopia As at 18 July 2014.