Pasquale Borgomeo
Pasquale Borgomeo (20 March 1933 in Naples – 2 July 2009 in Rome, Italy) was an Italian Jesuit priest and longtime director of the Vatican Radio.
Borgomeo entered the Society of Jesus at the young age of 15 (3 October 1948). After the usual noviciate spiritual training, and the traditional Jesuit formation he is ordained priest on 7 July 1963. He is then sent to Paris where he obtains a doctorate in Patristics at the Sorbonne University, with a thesis on the Pastoral Ecclesiology of Saint Augustin, under the direction of Henri-Irénée Marrou.[1]
Though thus prepared to be a professor of Theology circumstances led Borgomeo to be sent to work on the staff of Vatican Radio (in 1970). His competence and culture, knowledge of languages, communication skills and dynamism made him rise to the position of Director General of the Vatican Radio, where he succeeded Roberto (now Cardinal) Tucci. In all he worked for 35 years at the service of the Radio[2] until 2005 when he was succeeded by father Federico Lombardi.[3] For many years Borgomeo represented Radio Vaticana in the European Broadcasting Union.[4][5]
He died in Rome, Italy, on 2 July 2009, at the age of 76 after a long illness.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ L' Église de ce temps dans la prédication de Saint Augustin (in French). Vol. 2 voll. University of Paris 4. 1970. OCLC 493655158 – via WorldCat.
- ^ a b "July 3, 2009 - Time of Mourning". Vatican Radio. 3 July 2009. Archived from the original on 22 July 2009. Retrieved 30 July 2009.
- ^ "New Director General At Vatican Radio". 5 November 2005. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ Federi Lombardi, SJ (4 February 2021). "Father Lombardi: Mission of Vatican Radio in service of the Pope". Archived from the original on 4 February 2021.
- ^ Olechowska, Elzbieta (2007). The Age of International Radio: Radio Canada International (1945-2007). Oakville: Ont Mosaic Press. ISBN 9780889628823. OCLC 836800517.
