Luigi Bianco
| Archbishop Luigi Bianco |
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| Born | 3 March 1960 Montemagno, Italy |
| Ordained | 30 March 1985 |
| Title | Ambassador of the Vatican accredited to Uganda |
Luigi Bianco was born 3 March 1960 is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who has spent his career in the diplomatic service of the Holy See. He has been an apostolic nuncio with the rank of archbishop since 2009.
Biography
Luigi Bianco was born 3 March 1960 at Montemagno, Italy. He was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Casale Monferrato on 30 March 1985. He earned a doctorate in canon law from the Pontifical Urban University in Rome.
He entered the diplomatic service of the Holy See on 1 July 1989. He served in the various Nunciatures, including in Italy, Egypt, Argentina, Croatia and Spain.[1]
On 12 January 2009, he was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Honduras and titular archbishop of Falerone.[1] He was consecrated bishop on 25 April 2009 at Sant’Evasio Cathedral, Casale Monferrato, by Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone.[2][3]
On 12 July 2014, he was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Ethiopia.[4] On 10 September 2014, he was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Djibouti and Apostolic Delegate to Somalia.[5]
On 4 February 2019, he was appointed by Pope Francis, as Papal nuncio to Uganda.[6][7] He took up office in Kampala, Uganda on Monday 8 April 2019.[8]
Bianco speaks English, French, Italian and Spanish.
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| Preceded by | Titular Archbishop of Falerone 12 January 2009 - present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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