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New Vatican Ambassador to India and Nepal

Pope Francis appointed a new Apostolic Nuncio to India and Nepal. Italian Archbishop ‎Giambattista Diquattro (indian vatican representative), the Apostolic Nuncio to Bolivia, will now be the Holy See’s ambassador to ‎India and Nepal. The 62-year-old prelate takes over from Archbishop Salvatore Pennacchio, whom ‎Pope Francis transferred to Poland as Apostolic Nuncio in August last year. The Apostolic Nunciature ‎to India and Nepal is based in the Indian capital New Delhi. ‎

indian vatican representative - Archbishop Giambattista Diquattro
Archbishop Giambattista Diquattro

Born in Bologna 1954, Arch. Diquattro ( indian vatican representative ) was ordained a priest for Ragusa Diocese in 1981. He was ‎appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Panama in April 2005 and was ordained a bishop two months later. He ‎was transferred to Bolivia as Apostolic Nuncio in November 2008, where he has served until now.‎

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