Giorgio Lingua
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Giorgio Lingua is the current Apostolic Nuncio to Iraq
and Jordan
since his appointment by Pope Benedict XVI
on 4 September 2010.
He was born in Fossano, in the province of Cuneo
, Italy in 1960. He was ordained on 10 November 1984, he graduated with a doctorate in canon law. He was called to enter the diplomatic service of the Holy See
on 1 July 1992. He worked in the papal representations in Côte d'Ivoire
(the Ivory Coast) and the United States of America, and in the Section for Relations with States of the Secretariat of State as well as the in the Apostolic Nunciature in Italy and in Serbia. He was working as a nunciature counsellor at the Nunciature in Serbia prior to his appointment as the Apostolic Nuncio to Iraq and Jordan on 4 September 2010. At the same time he was appointed Titular Archbishop of Tuscania by Pope Benedict. He also knows French, Spanish and English. His archiepiscopal ordination will take place on 9 October 2010.
Apostolic Nuncio to Iraq
The Apostolic Nuncio to Iraq is the representative of the Holy See in Iraq. He is appointed by the Pope, currently Benedict XVI, and represents all Catholics in the country, both Latin Rite and Eastern Catholic, on behalf of the pope. Since 1966 the government of Iraq has had full diplomatic...
and Jordan
Jordan
Jordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan , Al-Mamlaka al-Urduniyya al-Hashemiyya) is a kingdom on the East Bank of the River Jordan. The country borders Saudi Arabia to the east and south-east, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north and the West Bank and Israel to the west, sharing...
since his appointment by Pope Benedict XVI
Pope Benedict XVI
Benedict XVI is the 265th and current Pope, by virtue of his office of Bishop of Rome, the Sovereign of the Vatican City State and the leader of the Catholic Church as well as the other 22 sui iuris Eastern Catholic Churches in full communion with the Holy See...
on 4 September 2010.
He was born in Fossano, in the province of Cuneo
Cuneo
Cuneo is a city and comune in Piedmont, Northern Italy, the capital of the province of Cuneo, the third largest of Italy’s provinces by area...
, Italy in 1960. He was ordained on 10 November 1984, he graduated with a doctorate in canon law. He was called to enter the diplomatic service of the Holy See
Holy See
The Holy See is the episcopal jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in Rome, in which its Bishop is commonly known as the Pope. It is the preeminent episcopal see of the Catholic Church, forming the central government of the Church. As such, diplomatically, and in other spheres the Holy See acts and...
on 1 July 1992. He worked in the papal representations in Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire
The Republic of Côte d'Ivoire or Ivory Coast is a country in West Africa. It has an area of , and borders the countries Liberia, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso and Ghana; its southern boundary is along the Gulf of Guinea. The country's population was 15,366,672 in 1998 and was estimated to be...
(the Ivory Coast) and the United States of America, and in the Section for Relations with States of the Secretariat of State as well as the in the Apostolic Nunciature in Italy and in Serbia. He was working as a nunciature counsellor at the Nunciature in Serbia prior to his appointment as the Apostolic Nuncio to Iraq and Jordan on 4 September 2010. At the same time he was appointed Titular Archbishop of Tuscania by Pope Benedict. He also knows French, Spanish and English. His archiepiscopal ordination will take place on 9 October 2010.