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.
Edoardo Rovida | |
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| Apostolic Nuncio emeritus of Portugal Titular Archbishop of Tauromenium | |
 Mons. Rovida and Pope Pope Paul VI | |
| Appointed | 15 March 1993 |
| Retired | 12 October 2002 |
| Predecessor | Luciano Angeloni |
| Successor | Alfio Rapisarda |
| Other post(s) | Titular Archbishop of Tauromenium |
| Previous post(s) |
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| Orders | |
| Ordination | 29 June 1950 by Giuseppe Pietro Gagnor |
| Consecration | 10 October 1971 by Jean-Marie Villot, Giovanni Benelli, and Giuseppe Almici |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 26, 1927 |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Motto | Veniet auxilium mihi |
| Styles of Edoardo Rovida | |
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| Reference style | |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Archbishop |
Biography
editEdoardo Rovida was born on 26 August 1927 in Alessandria, Italy, and was ordained a priest on 29 June 1950.[1]
Diplomatic career
editHe 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
editNotes
editReferences
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 Uría 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.
- ^ "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.
