EUROPE/ITALY - New National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies appointed

Wednesday, 5 December 2007

2009-11-04
Rector of St. Albert's College Interdiocesan Seminary in Archdiocese of Ranchi appointed

2009-11-03
Rector of Saint Josephina Bakhita Interdiocesan Propedeutic Seminary of Ngaoundere appointed

2009-11-03
National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies confirmed

2009-10-29
Rector of Regional Seminary of Taipei appointed

2009-10-29
The Holy Father's Missionary Intention for November 2009: “That believers in the different religions, through the testimony of their lives and fraternal dialogue, may clearly demonstrate that the name of God is a bearer of peace.” Commentary.

2009-10-27
National Director of Pontifical Mission Societies confirmed

Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Ivan Dias prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples on 9 November 2007 appointed Rev. Giovanni Attilio Cesena, of the archdiocesan clergy of Milan, National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Italy for a five year term (2007-2012).
The new national director was born in Milan 1 October 1956. He studied in the Milanese seminary and was ordained a priest on 14 October 1980. Since his ordination he has ministered as follows assistant priest at Castellanza (1980/1986), secretary to Cardinal Carlo M. Martini (1986/1992), parish priest at Varese (1992/1998), Director of the diocesan missions office and the Pontifical Mission Societies (since 1998), Coordinator of Lombardy Regional Mission Commission (since 2001), Member of the presidency of Fondazione Missio (since 2005). (S.L.) (Agenzia Fides 5/12/2007 - righe 11, parole 127)