Adriano Bernardini
| Styles of Adriano Bernardini | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Reference style | The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Monsignor |
Adriano Bernardini (born 13 August 1942) is the former Apostolic Nuncio to Italy and San Marino, a post to which he was appointed on 15 November 2011.[1] He ceased to the Nuncio to Italy on 12 September 2017.[2]
Biography
On 31 March 1968, he was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Rome. He then attended the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy to study diplomacy while earning a doctorate in canon law at the same time.
His first assignment in the diplomatic service of the Holy See was in the Apostolic Nunciature to Pakistan, which also follows events in Afghanistan. He later worked in the nunciatures to Angola, Japan, Venezuela and Spain. On 17 January 1989 he was appointed chargé d'affaires of the nunciature in Taiwan. On 20 August 1992, just days after his 50th birthday, he was appointed Titular Archbishop of Falerii and Apostolic Nuncio to Bangladesh. He received episcopal consecration on 15 November 1992 from Cardinal Angelo Sodano.[3]
Bernardini remained in Bangladesh until 15 June 1995, when he was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Madagascar, Mauritius and the Seychelles. He was next appointed Nuncio to Thailand, Singapore and Cambodia and Apostolic Delegate to Burma, Laos, Malaysia and Brunei on 24 July 1999. On 26 April 2003 came his appointment as Apostolic Nuncio to Argentina, and on 15 November 2011, the 19th anniversary of his episcopal consecration, his appointment at 69 years of age as Nuncio to Italy and San Marino.
He was succeeded as Nuncio to Italy and San Marino on 12 September 2017 by Swiss-born diplomat Archbishop and recent Apostolic Nuncio to Argentina Emil Paul Tscherrig,[2] who is the first non-Italian to hold this position since Italy and the Holy See established full diplomatic ties in 1929,[2] as part of the Lateran Pacts which granted the Vatican political independence from the Italian government.[4] Like Bernardini, Tscherrig had previously served as Apostolic Nuncio to Argentina before becoming Apostolic Nuncio to Italy and San Marino as well.[2]
| Catholic Church titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Blasco Francisco Collaço |
Apostolic Nuncio to Madagascar 15 June 1996 – 24 July 1999 |
Succeeded by Bruno Musarò |
| Preceded by Santos Abril y Castelló |
Apostolic Nuncio to Argentina 26 April 2003 – 15 November 2011 |
Succeeded by Emil Paul Tscherrig |
| Preceded by Giuseppe Bertello |
Apostolic Nuncio to Italy 15 November 2011 – 12 September 2017 |
Incumbent |