Appointment of apostolic nuncio in Cuba
Appointment of coadjutor archbishop of Shkodrë-Pult, Albania
Appointment of apostolic nuncio in Cuba
The Holy Father has appointed Archbishop Antoine Camilleri, titular of Skálholt, until now apostolic nuncio in Ethiopia and Djibouti, and apostolic delegate in Somalia, as apostolic nuncio in Cuba.
Appointment of coadjutor archbishop of Shkodrë-Pult, Albania
The Holy Father has appointed Bishop Giovanni Peragine, B., until now apostolic administrator of Southern Albania, as coadjutor archbishop of Shkodrë-Pult, Albania.
Curriculum vitae
Archbishop-elect Giovanni Peragine, B., was born in Altamura, Italy, on 25 June 1965. He entered the Apostolic School of the Barnabite Fathers in 1976. On 15 June 2017 he was appointed titular bishop of Phoenice and apostolic administrator of Southern Albania. He received episcopal consecration on 7 September 2017.
He studied philosophy and theology at the Pontifical Urban University in Rome, concluding with a licentiate in biblical theology. On 17 November 1991, in Rome, he gave his religious vows in the Congregation of Clerics Regular of Saint Paul, and on 20 March 1993 he was ordained a priest.
After priestly ordination, he first held the offices of parish vicar and head of youth activities in the parish of Madre della Divina Provvidenza in Florence, and teacher of religion at the Collegio Alla Querce of the Barnabite Fathers. In 1998 he was sent as a missionary to Albania, where he exercised his ministry in the parish of Saint Nicholas of Milot and as head of formation in his Congregation’s local seminary. Since 2002 he has served as parish priest of Saint Nicholas of Milot and dean of the north zone of the archdiocese of Tiranë–Durrës. He was consultor of the Provincial Council of the Barnabite Fathers in the Province of Central-Southern Italy. From 2008 to 2017 he was president of the Albanese Conference of Major Superiors. From 2009 to 2012 he was provincial vicar of the Central-Southern Province of the Barnabite Fathers. From 2009 to 2018 he was president of the Union of European Conferences of Major Superiors. He is currently secretary general of the Albanian Episcopal Conference.
