Edoardo Rovida (born 26 August 1927) is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See from 1953 to 2002.
He became known as a beneficiary of the patronage of Giovanni Benelli, who as Substitute of the Secretariat of State dominated the department from 1967 to 1977.[3] His early assignments in the diplomatic service of the Holy See included a stint in Cuba during the early years of the Cuban Revolution.[4][a]
On 26 January 1985, he was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland[8] and on 7 March 1987 Apostolic Nuncio to Liechtenstein.
On 15 March 1993, he was appointed apostolic nuncio to Portugal.[9][10]
His service as nuncio to Portugal ended with the appointment of his successor, Alfio Rapisarda, on 12 October 2002,[11] but maintained the title nuncio.[12]
^His role as secretary of the nunciature in Havana is documented in 1958[5] and 1960.[4]
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^ ab. Diocese of Alessandria (in Italian). Archived from the original on 9 April 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
^"Pontificia Accademia Ecclesiastica" (in Italian). Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
^Reese, Thomas (1998). Inside the Vatican. Harvard University Press. p. 153.
^ abUría Rodríguez, Ignacio (2012). Iglesia y revolución en Cuba: Enrique Pérez Serantes (1883-1968), el obispo que salvó a Fidel Castro (in Spanish). pp. 443–5. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
^"Foreign Diplomatic Corps, Cuba 1958". Cuban Information Archives. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
^Acta Apostolicae Sedis(PDF). Vol. LXIII. 1971. pp. 707, 718. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
^Acta Apostolicae Sedis(PDF). Vol. LXIX. 1977. p. 619. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
^Acta Apostolicae Sedis(PDF). Vol. LXXVII. 1985. p. 181. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
^. Catholic Church in Sicily. Archived from the original on 30 October 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
^Acta Apostolicae Sedis(PDF). Vol. LXXXV. 1993. p. 395. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
^"Rinunce e Nomine, 12.10.2002" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
^"Firma del Concordato tra la Santa Sede e la Repubblica Portughese, 18.05.2004" (Press release) (in Italian). 18 May 2004. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
edoardo, rovida, born, august, 1927, italian, prelate, catholic, church, worked, diplomatic, service, holy, from, 1953, 2002, excellency, most, reverendapostolic, nuncio, emeritus, portugal, titular, archbishop, tauromeniummons, rovida, pope, pope, paul, viapp. Edoardo Rovida born 26 August 1927 is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See from 1953 to 2002 His Excellency The Most ReverendEdoardo RovidaApostolic Nuncio emeritus of Portugal Titular Archbishop of TauromeniumMons Rovida and Pope Pope Paul VIAppointed15 March 1993Retired12 October 2002PredecessorLuciano AngeloniSuccessorAlfio RapisardaOther post s Titular Archbishop of TauromeniumOrdersOrdination29 June 1950by Giuseppe Pietro GagnorConsecration10 October 1971by Jean Marie Villot Giovanni Benelli and Giuseppe AlmiciPersonal detailsBorn 1927 08 26 August 26 1927 age 96 Alessandria ItalyNationalityItalianPrevious post s Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland and Liechtenstein 1985 1993 Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations in Geneva 1981 1985 Apostolic Pro Nuncio to the Zaire 1977 1981 Apostolic Nuncio to Panama 1971 1977 MottoVeniet auxilium mihiStyles of Edoardo RovidaReference styleHis Excellency The Most ReverendSpoken styleYour ExcellencyReligious styleArchbishop Contents 1 Biography 2 See also 3 Notes 4 ReferencesBiography editEdoardo Rovida was born on 26 August 1927 in Alessandria Italy and was ordained a priest on 29 June 1950 1 He completed the course of studies at the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy in 1953 2 He became known as a beneficiary of the patronage of Giovanni Benelli who as Substitute of the Secretariat of State dominated the department from 1967 to 1977 3 His early assignments in the diplomatic service of the Holy See included a stint in Cuba during the early years of the Cuban Revolution 4 a On 31 July 1971 Pope Paul VI appointed him Titular Archbishop of Tauromenium and Apostolic Nuncio to Panama 6 He received his episcopal consecration on 10 October 1 from Cardinal Jean Marie Villot the Secretary of State On 13 August 1977 he was appointed Apostolic Pro Nuncio to Zaire 7 and on 7 March 1981 was named Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations in Geneva On 26 January 1985 he was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland 8 and on 7 March 1987 Apostolic Nuncio to Liechtenstein On 15 March 1993 he was appointed apostolic nuncio to Portugal 9 10 His service as nuncio to Portugal ended with the appointment of his successor Alfio Rapisarda on 12 October 2002 11 but maintained the title nuncio 12 See also editList of heads of the diplomatic missions of the Holy SeeNotes edit His role as secretary of the nunciature in Havana is documented in 1958 5 and 1960 4 References edit a b I Vescovi di Origine Alessandrina Diocese of Alessandria in Italian Archived from the original on 9 April 2016 Retrieved 28 June 2019 Pontificia Accademia Ecclesiastica in Italian Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy Retrieved 28 June 2019 Reese Thomas 1998 Inside the Vatican Harvard University Press p 153 a b Uria Rodriguez Ignacio 2012 Iglesia y revolucion en Cuba Enrique Perez Serantes 1883 1968 el obispo que salvo a Fidel Castro in Spanish pp 443 5 Retrieved 28 June 2019 Foreign Diplomatic Corps Cuba 1958 Cuban Information Archives Retrieved 28 June 2019 Acta Apostolicae Sedis PDF Vol LXIII 1971 pp 707 718 Retrieved 20 December 2019 Acta Apostolicae Sedis PDF Vol LXIX 1977 p 619 Retrieved 20 December 2019 Acta Apostolicae Sedis PDF Vol LXXVII 1985 p 181 Retrieved 3 December 2019 Vescovi di Sicilia Catholic Church in Sicily Archived from the original on 30 October 2020 Retrieved 28 June 2019 Acta Apostolicae Sedis PDF Vol LXXXV 1993 p 395 Retrieved 3 December 2019 Rinunce e Nomine 12 10 2002 Press release in Italian Holy See Press Office Retrieved 28 June 2019 Firma del Concordato tra la Santa Sede e la Repubblica Portughese 18 05 2004 Press release in Italian 18 May 2004 Retrieved 28 June 2019 Portals nbsp Biography nbsp Catholicism nbsp Italy Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Edoardo Rovida amp oldid 1210201847, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
