Gian Vincenzo Moreni (29 January 1932 – 3 March 1999) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See. He was made an archbishop in 1982 and served as Apostolic Nuncio from 1982 to 1999.
Biography
Gian Vincenzo Moreni was born in
Montichiari
Montichiari (Brescian: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy. It received the honorary title of city with a presidential decree on December 27, 1991.
The town is home to the Gabriele D'Annunzio airport (Italian: ''Aer ...
, Italy, on 29 January 1932. He was ordained a priest of the
Diocese of Brescia
The Diocese of Brescia () is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Milan, in Lombardy (Northwestern Italy).[Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy
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in 1961. He entered the diplomatic service in 1963.
[
On 29 April 1982, ]Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II (born Karol Józef Wojtyła; 18 May 19202 April 2005) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 16 October 1978 until Death and funeral of Pope John Paul II, his death in 2005.
In his you ...
appointed him titular archbishop of Turris in Mauretania and Apostolic Nuncio to Tanzania. He received his episcopal consecration on 5 June 1982 from Cardinal Agostino Casaroli
Agostino Casaroli (24 November 1914 – 9 June 1998) was an Italian Catholic priest and diplomat for the Holy See, who became Cardinal Secretary of State. He was an important figure behind the Vatican's efforts to deal with the religious persec ...
.
On 8 September 1990, Pope John Paul II named him Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines.
He died in Montichiari on 3 March 1999 after being treated for cancer for several months.[
A street in Montichiari, Via Monsignor Vescovo Gianvincenzo Moreni, is named for him.]
References
External links
Catholic Hierarchy: Archbishop Gian Vincenzo Moreni
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1932 births
1999 deaths
Religious leaders from the Province of Brescia
Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy alumni
Apostolic nuncios to Tanzania
Apostolic nuncios to the Philippines