Clemente Faccani
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Clemente Faccani was an Italian prelate
of the Roman Catholic Church
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Faccani was born in Lugo, Italy and was ordained a priest on 10 April 1943. Faccani was appointed Titular Archbishop of Serra, as well as Nuncio to Kenya
, on 27 June 1983 and ordained bishop on 3 September 1983. He was appointed Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Seychelles
on 7 February 1985 and resigned on 14 May 1994. Faccani retired his post as Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Kenya on 9 March 1996. From 2010 until his death he he remained Titular Archbishop of Serra.
Prelate
A prelate is a high-ranking member of the clergy who is an ordinary or who ranks in precedence with ordinaries. The word derives from the Latin prælatus, the past participle of præferre, which means "carry before", "be set above or over" or "prefer"; hence, a prelate is one set over others.-Related...
of the Roman Catholic Church
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...
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Faccani was born in Lugo, Italy and was ordained a priest on 10 April 1943. Faccani was appointed Titular Archbishop of Serra, as well as Nuncio to Kenya
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
, on 27 June 1983 and ordained bishop on 3 September 1983. He was appointed Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Seychelles
Seychelles
Seychelles , officially the Republic of Seychelles , is an island country spanning an archipelago of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean, some east of mainland Africa, northeast of the island of Madagascar....
on 7 February 1985 and resigned on 14 May 1994. Faccani retired his post as Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Kenya on 9 March 1996. From 2010 until his death he he remained Titular Archbishop of Serra.