Born in Barbastro, Spain, on July 27, 1953. He was ordained to the priesthood by His Holiness Pope John Paul II for the Archdiocese of Compostella, Spain on June 15, 1980.
He entered the diplomatic service of the Holy See on February 10, 1984 and has served in the Apostolic Nunciatures of Madagascar, the Philippines and India. He was appointed Assessor for General Affairs for the Secretariat of State of the Holy See on February 7, 1998.
He was appointed Titular Archbishop of Agropoli and Apostolic Nuncio on December 12, 2002, and received episcopal ordination by His Holiness Pope John Paul II on January 6, 2003. He was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to India and Nepal on February 8, 2003. Then Holy Father Benedict XVI named him Apostolic Nuncio to Canada on December 10, 2009.
Below is the chronology of Archbishop Luigi Ventura. It is worth noting that the "Events" between Apostolic Nucicature's were "appointments," not resignations. This was also the case with Archbishop Quintana's previous appointments and the Nuncio previous to +Ventura.
Below is the chronology of Archbishop Luigi Ventura. It is worth noting that the "Events" between Apostolic Nucicature's were "appointments," not resignations. This was also the case with Archbishop Quintana's previous appointments and the Nuncio previous to +Ventura.
| Date | Age | Event | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Dec 1944 | 68.80 | Born | Borgosatollo, Italy |
| 14 Jun 1969 | 24.5 | Ordained Priest | Priest of Brescia, Italy |
| 25 Mar 1995 | 50.3 | Appointed | Titular Archbishop of Equilium |
| 25 Mar 1995 | 50.3 | Appointed | Apostolic Nuncio to Côte d’Ivoire |
| 25 Mar 1995 | 50.3 | Appointed | Apostolic Nuncio to Burkina Faso |
| 25 Mar 1995 | 50.3 | Appointed | Apostolic Nuncio to Niger |
| 29 Apr 1995 | 50.4 | Ordained Bishop | Titular Archbishop of Equilium |
| 25 Mar 1999 | 54.3 | Appointed | Apostolic Nuncio to Chile |
| 22 Jun 2001 | 56.5 | Appointed | Apostolic Nuncio to Canada |
| 22 Sep 2009 | 64.8 | Appointed | Apostolic Nuncio to France |
In an article logged in the comment box to this report, the Archbishop spoke last week at the CCCB Annual Plenary and indicated that he was being "called back to Rome."
Let us remember Archbishop Ventura in our prayers.
As information becomes available this post will be updated.
Let us remember Archbishop Ventura in our prayers.
As information becomes available this post will be updated.
2 comments:
In
his final address to Canada’s Catholic bishops Sept. 23, the papal
nuncio told the bishops Pope Francis was giving them “a powerful lesson
on the qualities that should characterize the episcopal ministry.”
http://www.catholicregister.org/news/canada/item/16951-pope-offers-lessons-on-qualities-of-those-in-ministry-nuncio-tells-bishops
The article to which you point to was posted yesterday. We were aware on Thursday that he would be replaced.
The point is, he has "resigned."
Why, if a Nuncio was being called back and re-assigned, would he "resign?"
That is the point of this post.
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