Appointment of apostolic nuncio in Burkina Faso

Appointment of apostolic nuncio in Chile

Appointment of auxiliary bishop of Hung Hoá, Vietnam

Appointment of apostolic nuncio in Burkina Faso

The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Giancarlo Dellagiovanna, until now nunciature counsellor in service in the Section for General Affairs of the Secretary of State, as apostolic nuncio in Burkina Faso, at the same time raising him to the titular see of Sistroniana, with the dignity of Archbishop.

Curriculum vitae

Archbishop-elect Giancarlo Dellagiovanna was born in Voghera, Pavia, Italy, on 18 September 1961. He was ordained a priest on 5 June 1999 and incardinated in the diocese of Tortona.

He entered the Holy See diplomatic service on 1 July 2005, and has served in the apostolic nunciature in Mexico, the Dominican Republic, Italy, the Section for General Affairs of Secretariat of State, the Netherlands and finally again in the Section for General Affairs of Secretariat of State.

He knows English, Spanish and French.

Appointment of apostolic nuncio in Chile

The Holy Father has appointed Archbishop Kurian Mathew Vayalunkal, titular of Ratiaria, until now apostolic nuncio in Algeria and Tunisia, as apostolic nunciature in Chile.

Appointment of auxiliary bishop of Hung Hoá, Vietnam

The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Paul Nguyen Quang Dinh, until now vicar general of the diocese of Hung Hoá, Vietnam, responsible for Son Loc Cathedral and the diocesan liturgical Commission, as auxiliary bishop of the same diocese, assigning him the titular see of Voncaria.

Curriculum vitae

Msgr. Paul Nguyen Quang Dinh was born on 18 May 1973 in Son Thuy, in the diocese of Hung Hoá. He studied philosophy and theology at Saint Joseph Major Seminary in Hanoi.

He was ordained a priest on 29 November 2005 for the diocese of Hung Hoá.

After ordination, he first served as parish vicar of Du Ba in Hung Hoá (2006) and parish priest of Ngo Xa in Hung Hoá (2006-2009). He studied for a master’s degree in liturgy and sacramental theology at the Institut Catholique de Paris, France (2009-2016), and went on to hold the offices of parish priest of Yen Tap in Hung Hoá (2016-2019), and parish priest of Tuyên Quang in Hung Hoá (2019-2022).

Since 2022 he has been vicar general and responsible for the Son Loc Cathedral and the liturgical Commission of the diocese of Hung Hoá.