Background
Peressin, Mario Nello was born on May 17, 1923 in Pordenone, Italy.
Peressin, Mario Nello was born on May 17, 1923 in Pordenone, Italy.
Student, Diocesan Seminary, Pordenone, 1948-1951; student, Lateran U., Rome, 1948-1951; student History, Ethnography, Literature, Vatican Diplomatic Academy, Rome, 1951-1953.
Assistant parish priest, Concordia Saggitaria, Venice, 1946-1948;
diplomat various S. American countries, United States, Africa and Germany, Vatican, 1953-1983;
archbishop, L'Aquila, Italy, since 1983. Past Minister of the Holy See. Permanent representative of Vatican State to International Atomic Energy Agency.
Permanent observer to Unido and other international organizations in Vienna.
Member Rotary International.