Africa-Press – Angola. The Apostolic Nuncio in Angola, Giovanni Gaspari, presented, this Tuesday, in Luanda, the Vice-President of the Republic, Esperança da Costa, farewell greetings, three and a half years after being appointed in this role.
The representative of Pope Francis, in statements to the press at the end of the audience, thanked the Angolan Executive for the support during his work in the country. Giovanni Gaspari spoke of the excellent cooperative relations between the Angolan State and the Holy See, especially in relation to issues linked to “humanitarian initiatives, education, health, interreligious dialogue, promotion of peace and social justice”.
Regarding his mandate, he said it was a “remarkable and satisfying mission and, therefore, I leave Angola with a feeling of duty accomplished”.
He stated that one of the greatest achievements during his work in Angola was witnessing the elevation of an Angolan priest to the highest rank of the Catholic Church, in a ceremony held in the province of Cunene.
Born in 1963, Dom Giovanni Gaspari, born in Abruzzo (Italy), has been a priest since 1987.
He graduated in Canon Law and obtained a degree in Moral Theology.
He joined the diplomatic service of the Holy See in 2001 and served pontifical diplomatic missions in Iran, Albania, Mexico, Lithuania and then worked for a period at the Secretariat of State, in the Section for Relations with States.
In September 2020, Pope Francis sent him as nuncio to Angola and São Tomé and Príncipe, elevating him to the dignity of archbishop.
After Angola and São Tomé and Príncipe, Dom Giovanni Gaspari will perform the same functions in South Korea and Mongolia, replacing Dom Alfred Xuereb.
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