Luciano Suriani
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Luciano Suriani is a Catholic archbishop and Delegate for the Pontifical Representations. He had previously served as Nuncio to Bolivia
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Suriani was born in 1957 in Atessa
, Chieti
. He was ordained a priest on 5 August 1981. He was incarditated 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.
He was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Bolivia
on 22 February 2008 by Pope Benedict XVI
. http://212.77.1.245/news_services/bulletin/news/21698.php?index=21698&po_date=22.02.2008&lang=en On 26 April 2008 he was ordained a bishop by Tarcisio Cardinal Bertone
SDB, with principal co-consecrators Jean-Louis Cardinal Tauran
and Archbishop
Bruno Forte
.
He resigned from the position as Apostolic Nuncio to Bolivia after nine months due to reasons of health related to the capital La Paz
's altitude, at 3,640 metres above sea level. Potentially fatal health problems, such as high altitude pulmonary edema and cerebral edema, have been known to occur at levels above 2,200 metres.
On 24 September 2009 Archbishop Suriani was appointed as Delegate to the Pontifical Representations by Pope Benedict at the Secretariat of State He is thus responsible for assignments to Vatican embassies around the world.
Bolivia
Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...
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Suriani was born in 1957 in Atessa
Atessa
Atessa is a town in Abruzzo, Italy, administratively part of the Province of Chieti.The Sevel Sud Italo-French consortium plant, manufacturing Fiat Ducato and PSA's equivalent vans, is located in Atessa's territory.-Main sights:...
, Chieti
Chieti
Chieti is a city and comune in Central Italy, 200 km northeast of Rome. It is the capital of the Province of Chieti in the Abruzzo region...
. He was ordained a priest on 5 August 1981. He was incarditated in the diocese of Chieti-Vasto. He earned a doctorate in canon law
Canon law
Canon law is the body of laws & regulations made or adopted by ecclesiastical authority, for the government of the Christian organization and its members. It is the internal ecclesiastical law governing the Catholic Church , the Eastern and Oriental Orthodox churches, and the Anglican Communion of...
from the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy
Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy
The Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy is one of the Roman Colleges of the Roman Catholic Church. The academy is dedicated to training priests to serve in the diplomatic corps and the Secretariat of State of the Holy See....
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He entered 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 June 1990, and worked in the papal diplomatic missions
Apostolic Nunciature
An Apostolic Nunciature is a top-level diplomatic mission of the Holy See, equivalent to an embassy.The head of the Apostolic Nunciature is called nuncio. A nuncio is an ecclesiastical diplomatic title, derived from the ancient Latin nuntius, meaning messenger...
to Ivory Coast, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
, the Section for Relations with States at the Secretariat of State, and the Nunciature to Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, by which time he held the rank of counselor.
Apart from Italian, he knows Spanish, French and English.
He was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Bolivia
Apostolic Nuncio to Bolivia
The Apostolic Nuncio to Bolivia is the principal representative of the Pope in Bolivia.-Apostolic Nuncio to Bolivia:*Angelo Maria Dolci *Angelo Giacinto Scapardini, O.P...
on 22 February 2008 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...
. http://212.77.1.245/news_services/bulletin/news/21698.php?index=21698&po_date=22.02.2008&lang=en On 26 April 2008 he was ordained a bishop by Tarcisio Cardinal Bertone
Tarcisio Cardinal Bertone
Tarcisio Pietro Evasio Bertone, S.D.B. is an Italian prelate and diplomat. A Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, he currently serves as Cardinal Secretary of State and Camerlengo, having previously served as Archbishop of Vercelli from 1991 to 1995, as Secretary of the Congregation for the...
SDB, with principal co-consecrators Jean-Louis Cardinal Tauran
Jean-Louis Cardinal Tauran
Jean-Louis Pierre Tauran is a French Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He currently serves as President of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue in the Roman Curia, was elevated to the cardinalate in 2003, and is the current Cardinal Protodeacon.-Biography:Born in Bordeaux,...
and Archbishop
Archbishop
An archbishop is a bishop of higher rank, but not of higher sacramental order above that of the three orders of deacon, priest , and bishop...
Bruno Forte
Bruno Forte
Bruno Forte is an Italian theologian and ecclesiastic, currently Archbishop of Chieti-Vasto.-Biography:Archbishop Forte was born in Naples. He was ordained a priest on 18 April 1973. He was called "the most famous Italian theologian in Italy" and is seen as more progressive than Cardinal Joseph...
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He resigned from the position as Apostolic Nuncio to Bolivia after nine months due to reasons of health related to the capital La Paz
La Paz
Nuestra Señora de La Paz is the administrative capital of Bolivia, as well as the departmental capital of the La Paz Department, and the second largest city in the country after Santa Cruz de la Sierra...
's altitude, at 3,640 metres above sea level. Potentially fatal health problems, such as high altitude pulmonary edema and cerebral edema, have been known to occur at levels above 2,200 metres.
On 24 September 2009 Archbishop Suriani was appointed as Delegate to the Pontifical Representations by Pope Benedict at the Secretariat of State He is thus responsible for assignments to Vatican embassies around the world.