Leonardo Sandri

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Leonardo Sandri
Reference style The Most Reverend
Spoken style Your Excellency
Religious style Archbishop
Posthumous style none

Leonardo Sandri (born November 18, 1943) is the Titular Archbishop of Cittanova (Aemonia), Apostolic Nuncio to Mexico, and Substitute for General Affairs of the Holy See's Secretariat of State.

[edit] Early life

Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Sandri was ordained a priest there on December 2, 1967. He was appointed Titular Archbishop of Cittanova and Apostolic Nuncio to Venezuela on July 22, 1997 and consecrated as archbishop on October 11 of that year. He became Apostolic Nuncio to Mexico in March 2000 and was appointed to the Secretariat of State in September 2000.

[edit] Secretariat of State

At the Secretariat his duties include organizing the activities of the Roman Curia and appointments to curial offices, maintaining papal documents, keeping the papal seal and Fisherman's Ring, handling the concerns of embassies to the Holy See, coordinating activities of the Holy See's nuncios, and publishing official communications.

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