Vatican Communique: Pope Appoints Apostolic Nuncio To Malaysia
Submitted by newsteam on Mon, Jan 21, 2013 - 8:30 am
Vatican, Jan 16, 2013 (Vatican Communique) --
His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI has appointed His Excellency Archbishop Joseph MARINO as Apostolic Nuncio to Malaysia and to East Timor (with residence in Kuala Lumpur), and Apostolic Delegate to Brunei Darussalam.
Archbishop Joseph Marino was born in Birmingham (USA) on 23 January 1953. He was ordained a priest on 25 August 1979 for the Diocese of Birmingham (USA). He joined the Diplomatic Service of the Holy See on 15 July 1988, after obtaining a Diploma in Diplomatic Science from the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy in Rome.
Archbishop Marino who possesses a Doctorate in Canon Law served previously in the Apostolic Nunciature in the Philippines, Uruguay, Nigeria, at the Section for the Relations with the States, Vatican City, and Great Britain.
Since January 2008 the Most Reverend Joseph Marino has been Apostolic Nuncio to Bangladesh. He speaks English, Italian, French and Spanish.
Apostolic Nunciature
Kuala Lumpur
16 January 2013
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