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Resignations and Appointments, 26.10.2022

Appointment of apostolic nuncio in El Salvador

Appointment of assessor for General Affairs of the Secretariat of State

Appointment of bishop of Atakpamé, Togo

 

Appointment of apostolic nuncio in El Salvador

The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Msgr. Luigi Roberto Cona, until now assessor for General Affairs of the Secretariat of State, as apostolic nuncio in El Salvador, at the same time elevating him to the titular see of Sala Consilina, with the dignity of archbishop.

Curriculum vitae

Msgr. Luigi Roberto Cona was born in Niscemi, Caltanisetta, on 10 November 1965. He was ordained a priest on 20 April 1990, and incardinated in the diocese of Piazza Armerina.

He has a degree in dogmatic theology.

He entered the Holy See Diplomatic Service on 1 July 2003, and has served in the apostolic nunciatures in Panama, Portugal, Cameroon, Morocco, Jordan, Turkey, in the Section for General Affairs of the Secretariat of State, and in the Pontifical Representation in Italy.

He was appointed assessor for General Affairs of the Secretariat of State on 24 October 2019.

He knows French, English, Portuguese and Spanish.

 

Appointment of assessor for General Affairs of the Secretariat of State

The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Roberto Campisi, nunciature counsellor in service in the Section for General Affairs of the Secretariat of State, as assessor of the same Section for General Affairs.

Curriculum vitae

Msgr. Campisi was born in Syracuse, Italy, on 18 November 1978. He was ordained a priest on 7 December 2002.

He was incardinated in the archdiocese of Syracuse.

He graduated in Utroque Iure.

He entered the Holy See Diplomatic Service on 1 July 2010. He has served in the Pontifical Representations in Cote d’Ivoire, Venezuela, Italy and in the Section for General Affairs of the Secretariat of State.

He knows French, English and Spanish.

 

Appointment of bishop of Atakpamé, Togo

The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Moïse Touho, of the clergy of the diocese of Atakpamé, Togo, until now parish priest of Saint François-Xavier in Badou, as bishop of the same diocese.

Curriculum vitae

Msgr. Moïse Touho was born on 31 December 1963 in Tomegbe, in the diocese of Atakpamé. He studied at the major seminary of Saint Gall in Ouidah, Benin, and subsequently at the seminary of Cremona, Italy, where he was ordained a priest on 27 June 1992 for the diocese of Atakpamé.

He was awarded a licentiate in spiritual theology from the Salesian Pontifical University in Rome (1998-2000).

He has held the following roles: parish vicar in Blitta (1993-1994); parish priest in Kpékplémé (1994-1995); and special secretary to the apostolic administrator of Atakpamé (1995-1998); head of the Spirituality Centre in Agbandi (2000-2002); administrator (2002-2006) and parish priest of Saint Augustin in Agadji (2006-2017); since 2017, parish priest of Saint François-Xavier in Badou, member of the Presbyteral Council, and vicar forane.