Ignazio Ceffalia
| His Excellency, The Most Reverend Ignazio Ceffalia | |
|---|---|
| Apostolic Nuncio to Belarus Titular Archbishop of Fiorentino | |
| File:Italo-Albanian Bishop of Sicily.jpg | |
| Appointed | 25 March 2025 |
| Predecessor | Ante Jozić |
| Other post | Titular Archbishop of Fiorentino |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 6 August 2003 |
| Consecration | 22 May 2025 by Pietro Parolin, Francesco Montenegro and Paul Gallagher |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 April 1975 Palermo, Italy |
| Motto | Ego Autem In Te Speravi |
Ignazio Ceffalia (born 28 April 1975) is an Italo-Albanian hierarch of the Italo-Albanian Catholic Church who works in the diplomatic service of the Holy See.
Biography
Ignazio Ceffalia was born on 28 April 1975 in Palermo, Italy, from a family of Piana degli Albanesi belonging to the historic Albanian community of Italy of Catholic-Byzantine tradition. He was ordained a priest in the Piana degli Albanesi Cathedral for the Eparchy of Piana degli Albanesi on 6 August 2003.
He knows Italian, Albanian, French, English and Spanish; liturgically he also uses Ancient Greek as per the tradition of the Italo-Albanian Church.
Diplomatic career
On 1 July 2006, he entered the Holy See diplomatic service and has served in the apostolic nunciatures of Ecuador, Thailand, the Permanent Mission to the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, the Section for Relations with States and International Organizations of the Secretariat of State, and finally nunciature counselor in Venezuela.
On 25 March 2025, Pope Francis appointed him Titular Archbishop of Fiorentino and Apostolic Nuncio to Belarus.[1] He was consecrated as an archbishop on 22 May 2025.[2]
See also
- Arbëreshë people
- Eparchy of Piana degli Albanesi
- Italo-Albanian Catholic Church
- List of heads of the diplomatic missions of the Holy See
References
- Back to citation "Resignations and Appointments, 25.03.2025". Retrieved March 25, 2025; "Il Papa nomina il nunzio apostolico in Bielorussia, è un palermitano". Retrieved March 25, 2025; "Pope Francis appoints new Apostolic Nuncio in Belarus". Retrieved March 25, 2025.
- Back to citation "Episcopal Ordination presided over by Cardinal Pietro Parolin, May 22, 2025". YouTube. Vatican News. May 22, 2025. Retrieved May 25, 2025.