Giovanni Tonucci (born 4 December 1941 in Fano, PU, Italy) is an Italian archbishop of the Catholic Church. He worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See from 1971 until his retirement in 2017.
From 1971 till the end of 1973 his diplomatic career took him to Yaoundé, Cameroon, then, from 1974 to 1976 to the United Kingdom. From July 1976 he was back in Rome, assigned to the Section for General Affairs of the Holy See Secretariat of State where he worked with Agostino Casaroli, until being transferred, in April 1978, to the Section for the Relations with States under Achille Silvestrini. At the end of the 1984 he was assigned to the Apostolic Nunciature in Belgrade, at that time still the Yugoslavia, where he worked until the summer of 1987 when he was transferred to the Nunicature to the United States in Washington.
On 9 March 1996 he was named the Apostolic Nuncio to Kenya.[2]
The role of Permanent Observer Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the UN Environment and Human Settlements Programs (UNEP/UN–HABITAT) was added the next year.
On 16 October 2004, Pope John Paul II appointed him Apostolic Nuncio to Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland and Norway.[3]
His brother Paolo Maria Tonucci was a missionary in Brazil from 1965 to 1994. He conducted a battle for the rights of the poor people against the military dictatorship, which led to his being characterized as "unworthy" of Brazilian citizenship.[7]
Works
Giovanni Tonucci, "God's letter to me – 101 questions and answers on the Bible".
^"ORDINAZIONE EPISCOPALE DI DODICI NUOVI PRESULI" (in Italian). Libreria Editrice Vaticana. 6 January 1990. Retrieved 22 August 2019. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^Acta Apostolicae Sedis(PDF). Vol. LXXXVIII. 1996. p. 358.
^"Rinunce e Nomine, 16.10.2004" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 16 October 2004. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
^"Rinunce e Nomine, 18.10.2007" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 18 October 2007. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
^"Rinunce e Nomine, 08.03.2014" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 8 March 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
^"Rinunce e Nomine, 29.04.2017" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 20 May 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
giovanni, tonucci, born, december, 1941, fano, italy, italian, archbishop, catholic, church, worked, diplomatic, service, holy, from, 1971, until, retirement, 2017, coat, arms, contents, diplomatic, career, later, offices, family, works, also, references, exte. Giovanni Tonucci born 4 December 1941 in Fano PU Italy is an Italian archbishop of the Catholic Church He worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See from 1971 until his retirement in 2017 Coat of arms of Giovanni Tonucci Contents 1 Diplomatic career 2 Later offices 3 Family 4 Works 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksDiplomatic career EditFrom 1971 till the end of 1973 his diplomatic career took him to Yaounde Cameroon then from 1974 to 1976 to the United Kingdom From July 1976 he was back in Rome assigned to the Section for General Affairs of the Holy See Secretariat of State where he worked with Agostino Casaroli until being transferred in April 1978 to the Section for the Relations with States under Achille Silvestrini At the end of the 1984 he was assigned to the Apostolic Nunciature in Belgrade at that time still the Yugoslavia where he worked until the summer of 1987 when he was transferred to the Nunicature to the United States in Washington Archbishop Giovanni Tonucci in 2014 On 21 October 1989 Tonucci was appointed Titular Archbishop of Torcello and Apostolic Nuncio to Bolivia He was consecrated a bishop on 6 January 1990 by Pope John Paul II 1 with co consecrators Msgr Giovanni Battista Re and Msgr Miroslav Stefan Marusyn On 9 March 1996 he was named the Apostolic Nuncio to Kenya 2 The role of Permanent Observer Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the UN Environment and Human Settlements Programs UNEP UN HABITAT was added the next year On 16 October 2004 Pope John Paul II appointed him Apostolic Nuncio to Sweden Denmark Finland Iceland and Norway 3 Later offices EditOn 18 October 2007 Pope Benedict XVI appointed him Prelate of Territorial Prelature of Loreto and Pontifical Delegate for the Shrine of the Holy House of Loreto 4 Pope Francis named him Pontifical Delegate for the Basilica of Saint Anthony in Padua on 8 March 2014 5 and accepted his resignation from both these positions on 20 May 2017 6 Family EditHis brother Paolo Maria Tonucci was a missionary in Brazil from 1965 to 1994 He conducted a battle for the rights of the poor people against the military dictatorship which led to his being characterized as unworthy of Brazilian citizenship 7 Works EditGiovanni Tonucci God s letter to me 101 questions and answers on the Bible Giovanni Tonucci Roberto Ansuini Don Paolo Text by Paolo Tonucci and oth Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Fano Grapho 5 2004 Giovanni Tonucci Visioni di un pellegrino Le foto di Mzee Mwenda Edited in Italian and English Velar 2006 ISBN 88 7135 233 5 Giovanni Tonucci Massimo Ciavaglia El Vangel cum l ha scrit San Marc dialect of Fano Ven Confraternitas Sanctae Mariae Suffragii Fano 2007 See also EditDiplomatic missions of the Holy See Diplomacy of the Holy See John Anthony KaiserReferences Edit ORDINAZIONE EPISCOPALE DI DODICI NUOVI PRESULI in Italian Libreria Editrice Vaticana 6 January 1990 Retrieved 22 August 2019 a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a Cite journal requires journal help Acta Apostolicae Sedis PDF Vol LXXXVIII 1996 p 358 Rinunce e Nomine 16 10 2004 Press release in Italian Holy See Press Office 16 October 2004 Retrieved 15 June 2019 Rinunce e Nomine 18 10 2007 Press release in Italian Holy See Press Office 18 October 2007 Retrieved 15 June 2019 Rinunce e Nomine 08 03 2014 Press release in Italian Holy See Press Office 8 March 2014 Retrieved 15 June 2019 Rinunce e Nomine 29 04 2017 Press release in Italian Holy See Press Office 20 May 2017 Retrieved 15 June 2019 in Italian 1 Additional sources Padova Tonucci nuovo delegato pontificio per la basilica S Antonio La Stampa in Italian 10 March 2014 External links EditCatholic Hierarchy GcatholicPreceded by Alternate Permanent Observer to the OAS1987 21 October 1989 Succeeded byPreceded byGino Paro Titular Archbishop of Torcello21 October 1989 18 October 2007 Succeeded byGianfranco GardinPreceded bySantos Abril y Castello Apostolic Nuncio to Bolivia21 October 1989 9 March 1996 Succeeded byGiacomo Guido OttonelloPreceded byClemente Faccani Apostolic Nuncio to Kenya9 March 1996 16 October 2004 Succeeded byAlain Paul Charles LebeaupinPreceded byNone Permanent Observer to UNEP UN HABITAT1997 16 October 2004 Succeeded byAlain Paul Charles LebeaupinPreceded byPiero Biggio Apostolic Nuncio to Sweden Denmark Finland Iceland Norway16 October 2004 18 October 2007 Succeeded byEmil Paul TscherrigPreceded byGianni Danzi Prelate of the Territorial Prelature of Loreto18 October 2007 20 May 2017 Succeeded byFabio Dal Cin Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Giovanni Tonucci amp oldid 1067448118, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
