Giovanni Battista Morandini

Styles of
**Giovanni Battista Morandini**
Styles of; Giovanni Battista Morandini
Reference style	His Excellency; The Most Reverend;
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Archbishop

His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Giovanni Battista Morandini
His Excellency, The Most Reverend; Giovanni Battista Morandini
Apostolic Nuncio emeritus of Syria; Titular Archbishop of Numida
Appointed	6 March 2004
Retired	21 September 2008
Predecessor	Diego Causero
Successor	Mario Zenari
Other post(s)	Titular Archbishop of Numida (1983–2024)
Previous post(s)	Apostolic Nuncio of South Korea and Mongolia (1997–2004); Apostolic Nuncio of Guatemala (1990–1997); Apostolic Nuncio of Rwanda (1983–1990);
Orders
Ordination	22 July 1962
Consecration	8 October 1983; by Agostino Casaroli, Bernardin Gantin, and Eugênio Sales
Personal details
Born	30 June 1937; Bienno, Italy
Died	21 October 2024 (aged 87); Bienno, Italy
Nationality	Italian

Giovanni Battista Morandini (30 June 1937 – 21 October 2024) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who spent his career in the diplomatic service of the Holy See. He became an archbishop in 1983 and from then until his retirement in 2008 served terms as Apostolic Nuncio to Rwanda, Guatemala, Korea, Mongolia, and Syria.

Early life

Giovanni Battista Morandini was born in Bienno on 30 June 1937. He was ordained a priest on 22 July 1962 and went immediately to Rome to complete his studies.

Diplomatic career

Morandini entered the diplomatic service of the Holy See in 1966. His first posting was in Bolivia from 1966 to 1970, followed by stints in Belgium and Brazil. From 1979 to 1983 he worked in Rome at the Section for Relations with States of the Secretariat of State.^[1] While serving in that last post he was reported to have told the family of Emanuela Orlandi, a teenager who disappeared in Rome on 22 June 1983, that the Vatican wanted to minimize publicity in the case, a remark that has fueled the family’s belief of Vatican involvement in closing the investigation into her disappearance.^[2]^[3]

On 30 August 1983, Pope John Paul II named him titular archbishop of Numida and Apostolic Nuncio to Rwanda.^[1]

He received his episcopal consecration from Cardinal Agostino Casaroli on 8 October 1983.^[4]

John Paul appointed him Nuncio to Guatemala on 12 September 1990,^[5] to both Korea and Mongolia on 23 April 1997,^[6]^[7] and to Syria on 6 March 2004.^[8]

Later life and death

Morandini retired on 21 September 2008.^{[citation needed]} He died in Bienno on 21 October 2024, at the age of 87.^[9]

References

^ ^a ^b "Biografia di mons. Morandini". Chiesa di Cremona (in Italian). Retrieved 2 May 2019.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ Sakelaris, Nicholas (1 November 2018). "Bone discovery at the Vatican prompts family to demand answers". UPI. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
^ "Il mistero Emanuela Orlandi: 35 anni di false piste". La Presse (in Italian). 23 November 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2019. Pochi giorni dopo la scomparsa di Emanuela monsignor Giovanni Battista Morandini disse a mio padre che la vicenda preoccupava lo Stato, e c'era un invito a non aprire in Vaticano una falla che difficilmente si sarebbe potuta chiudere. Ecco, penso che la decisione del procuratore di Roma Giuseppe Pignatone di archiviare l'inchiesta giudiziaria è un proseguimento di quelle parole. Altrimenti non mi spiego tutto questo silenzio che dura da 35 anni.
^ Ordinazione Episcopale di Mons. Giovanni Battista Morandini (in Italian), Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 8 October 1983, retrieved 2 May 2019
^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXXXII. 1990. p. 1921. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXXXIX. 1997. p. 312. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
^ "Vatican Appoints New Apostolic Nuncio in Korea". UCA News. 29 April 1997. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 06.03.2004" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 6 March 2004. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
^ "Bienno piange la scomparsa di monsignor Giovanni Battista Morandini". BSO. 21 October 2024. Retrieved 22 October 2024.

External links

Catholic Hierarchy: Archbishop Giovanni Battista Morandini ^{[self-published]}

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Mario Pio Gaspari	Titular Archbishop of Numidia 1983–2024	Succeeded by Vacant
Preceded by Diego Causero	Apostolic Nuncio to Syria 2004–2008	Succeeded by Mario Zenari
Preceded by John Bulaitis	Apostolic Nuncio to Mongolia 1997–2004	Succeeded by Emil Paul Tscherrig
Preceded by John Bulaitis	Apostolic Nuncio to Korea 1997–2004	Succeeded by Emil Paul Tscherrig
Preceded by Oriano Quilici	Apostolic Nuncio to Guatemala 1990–1997	Succeeded by Ramiro Moliner Inglés
Preceded by Thomas Anthony White	Apostolic Nuncio to Rwanda 1983–1990	Succeeded by Giuseppe Bertello

[cremona-1] "Biografia di mons. Morandini". Chiesa di Cremona (in Italian). Retrieved 2 May 2019.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[2] Sakelaris, Nicholas (1 November 2018). "Bone discovery at the Vatican prompts family to demand answers". UPI. Retrieved 3 May 2019.

[3] "Il mistero Emanuela Orlandi: 35 anni di false piste". La Presse (in Italian). 23 November 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2019. Pochi giorni dopo la scomparsa di Emanuela monsignor Giovanni Battista Morandini disse a mio padre che la vicenda preoccupava lo Stato, e c'era un invito a non aprire in Vaticano una falla che difficilmente si sarebbe potuta chiudere. Ecco, penso che la decisione del procuratore di Roma Giuseppe Pignatone di archiviare l'inchiesta giudiziaria è un proseguimento di quelle parole. Altrimenti non mi spiego tutto questo silenzio che dura da 35 anni.

[4] Ordinazione Episcopale di Mons. Giovanni Battista Morandini (in Italian), Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 8 October 1983, retrieved 2 May 2019

[5] Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXXXII. 1990. p. 1921. Retrieved 27 November 2019.

[6] Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXXXIX. 1997. p. 312. Retrieved 22 April 2020.

[7] "Vatican Appoints New Apostolic Nuncio in Korea". UCA News. 29 April 1997. Retrieved 3 May 2019.

[8] "Rinunce e Nomine, 06.03.2004" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 6 March 2004. Retrieved 2 May 2019.

[9] "Bienno piange la scomparsa di monsignor Giovanni Battista Morandini". BSO. 21 October 2024. Retrieved 22 October 2024.

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Early life

Diplomatic career

Later life and death

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