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	Viganò Nominated As Nuncio to the U.S. Vatican Insider October 20, 2011 http://vaticaninsider.lastampa.it/en/homepage/the-vatican/detail/articolo/9138/ As forecast by the Vatican Insider on 13 July 2011 and in his "San Pietro e Dintorni" blog, towards the end of August, today, Monsignor Viganò was officially appointed as the new Apostolic Nuncio to Washington. He takes over from Pietro Sambi. Up until a few months ago, Viganò had been Secretary of the Vatican City Governatorate. Born in Varese on 16 January 1941, Viganò was ordained priest on 24 March 1968. On 3 April 1992 Pope John Paul II appointed him Apostolic Nuncio to Nigeria and Titular Archbishop of Ulpiana. On 4 April 1998, the Holy See's Secretary of State officially nominated him as delegate for papal representation. On 16 July 2009 he was transferred to the office of the Secretary of the Vatican City Governatorate.
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