Education
Doctor of Canon Law, Pontifical Lateran U. Juris Doctor, State University, Rome.
Doctor of Canon Law, Pontifical Lateran U. Juris Doctor, State University, Rome.
Joined diplomatic service, Holy See, Rome, 1959; served The Philippines, Spain, Portugal in, Vatican Secretariat of State, until 1976; apostolic pro-nuncio, Kenya, 1976-1981; apostolic pro-nuncio, India, 1981-1990; joint appointment to Nepal, 1985-1990; appointed apostolic pro-nuncio to the United States, since 1990; permanent observer of the Holy See to Organization of American States.