Lorenzo Baldisseri
| The Most Reverend Lorenzo Baldisseri | |
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| Secretary General of the Synod of Bishops | |
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| Appointed | 21 September 2012 |
| Predecessor | Nikola Eterovic |
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| Ordination |
29 June 1963 by Ugo Camozzo |
| Consecration |
7 March 1992 by Angelo Sodano |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Lorenzo Baldisseri |
| Born |
29 September 1940 Barga, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
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| Motto | itinere laete servire domino |
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| Styles of Lorenzo Baldisseri | |
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| Reference style | The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Monsignor |
| Posthumous style | none |
Lorenzo Baldisseri (born 29 September 1940 in Pisa) has been the Secretary General of the Synod of Bishops since his appointment was announced by Pope Francis on 21 September 2013; previously, he had served as Secretary of the Congregation for Bishops.[1][2]
Ordained in 1963, Baldisseri studied at the Pontifical Lateran University, the University of Perugia from 1970 to 1973 before his assignment to Guatemala as part of the Diplomatic Service of the Holy See. He worked in many other areas of the world before, in 1992, he was relocated to Haiti when Pope John Paul II appointed him Apostolic Nuncio.[3] At the same time he was appointed Titular Archbishop of Diocletiana. Subsequent assignments include Paraguay (1995-1999), India (2000-2002) and Brazil (2002-2012).
The Congregation for Bishops, which he serves as secretary, oversees the selection of new bishops that are not in mission territories or those areas that come under the jurisdiction of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches who deal with the Eastern Catholics, pending papal approval. It also schedules the papal audiences required quinquennially for bishops and arranges the creation of new dioceses. Traditionally, the secretary of the Congregation for Bishops is also secretary of the College of Cardinals. On 7 March 2012 he was appointed to this role in which he served until 28 January 2014.[4][5]
He served as secretary of the 2013 conclave as a result of his role of secretary of the College of Cardinals. It was reported by Rádio Vaticano, Portuguese section, that Archbishop Baldisseri received the cardinalitial zucchetto from Pope Francis at the end of that conclave.[6] This was an old tradition that had last been practiced by Pope John XXIII in 1958, when he placed his skullcap on the head of Monsignor Alberto di Jorio, who was secretary of the conclave, creating him a cardinal formally in December of that year.
Archbishop Baldisseri is the current Secretary General of the Synod of Bishops since his appointment was announced by Pope Francis on 21 September 2013. On 16 December 2013 he was appointed as a member of the Congregation for Bishops.[7] In January 2014 it was announced that he will be elevated to the cardinalate at the next consistory on 22 February 2014.[8]
- This article incorporates information from the equivalent article on the Portuguese Wikipedia.
See also
References
- ↑ http://attualita.vatican.va/sala-stampa/bollettino/2013/09/21/news/31719.html
- ↑ NOMINA DEL SEGRETARIO DELLA CONGREGAZIONE PER I VESCOVI
- ↑ Archbishop Lorenzo Baldisseri
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- ↑ "Rinunce e Nomine - Nomina del Segretario del Collegio Cardinalizio" (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
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- ↑ "Annuncio di Concistoro per la Creazione di Nuovi Cardinali" (in Italian). The Vatican Today. 12 January 2014. Retrieved January 12, 2014.
| Diplomatic posts | ||
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| Preceded by Giuseppe Leanza |
Apostolic Nuncio to Haiti 15 January 1992–6 April 1995 |
Succeeded by Christophe Pierre |
| Preceded by José Sebastián Laboa Gallego |
Apostolic Nuncio to Paraguay 6 April 1995–19 June 1999 |
Succeeded by Antonio Lucibello |
| Preceded by Georg Zur as Apostolic Pro-Nuncio |
Apostolic Nuncio to India 19 June 1999–12 November 2002 |
Succeeded by Pedro López Quintana |
| Apostolic Nuncio to Nepal 23 June 1999–12 November 2002 | ||
| Preceded by Alfio Rapisarda |
Apostolic Nuncio to Brazil 12 November 2002–11 January 2012 |
Succeeded by Giovanni d’Aniello |
| Catholic Church titles | ||
| Preceded by Manuel Monteiro de Castro |
Secretary of the Congregation for Bishops 11 January 2012–21 September 2013 |
Succeeded by Ilson de Jesus Montanari |
| Preceded by Manuel Monteiro de Castro |
Secretary of the College of Cardinals 7 March 2012–28 January 2014 |
Succeeded by Ilson de Jesus Montanari |
| Preceded by Nikola Eterović |
Secretary General of the Synod of Bishops 21 September 2013–present |
Incumbent |