Luigi Bianco
| His Excellency, The Most Reverend Luigi Bianco | |
|---|---|
| Apostolic Nuncio to Slovenia and Apostolic Delegate to Kosovo | |
| Appointed | 20 May 2025 |
| Predecessor | Jean-Marie Speich |
| Other post | Titular Archbishop of Falerone |
| Previous posts | Apostolic Nuncio to Honduras (2009-2014) Apostolic Nuncio to Ethiopia, Djibouti, Apostolic Delegate to Somalia and special representative to the African Union (2014-2019) Apostolic Nuncio of Uganda (2019-2025) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 30 March 1985 |
| Consecration | 25 April 2009 by Tarcisio Bertone, Alceste Catella, and Luciano Pacomio |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 3, 1960 Montemagno, Piedmont, Italy |
Luigi Bianco (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 in 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.
Diplomatic career
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 Apostolic Nuncio to Ethiopia.[4] On 10 September 2014, he was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Djibouti, Apostolic Delegate to Somalia and special representative to the African Union.[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]
On 20 May 2025, he was appointed by Pope Leo XIV, as papal nuncio to Slovenia and apostolic delegate to Kosovo.[9][10]
Bianco speaks English, French, Italian and Spanish.
See also
References
- Back to citation occurrence 1.0 Back to citation occurrence 1.1 "Rinunce e Nomine, 12.01.2009" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 12 January 2009. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
- Back to citation "Archbishop Luigi Bianco [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 13 May 2020. [self-published]
- Back to citation "Nunciature". Uganda Episcopal Conference. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- Back to citation "Rinunce e Nomine, 12.07.2014" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 12 July 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
- Back to citation "Rinunce e Nomine, 10.09.2014" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 10 September 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
- Back to citation "Resignations and Appointments, 04.02.2019" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 4 February 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
- Back to citation Monitor Reporter (4 February 2019). "Pope Francis appoints new Nuncio to Uganda". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- Back to citation Juliet Lukwago (9 April 2019). "New Apostolic Nuncio arrives in Uganda". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
- Back to citation "STA: Italian Archbishop Luigi Bianco appointed apostolic nuncio to Slovenia". english.sta.si. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
- Back to citation ktabkbih.net. "Mons. Luigi Bianco imenovan nuncijem u Sloveniji | Katolička tiskovna agencija Biskupske konferencije BiH". www.ktabkbih.net (in Croatian). Retrieved 20 May 2025.
External links
- Archbishop Bianco Appointed New Apostolic Nuncio to Ethiopia As at 18 July 2014.