Alfredo Bruniera
Alfredo Bruniera (30 September 1906 – 26 March 2000) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who spent his career in the diplomatic service of the Holy See.
Biography
Alfredo Bruniera was born in
On 12 December 1954,
On 25 April 1959, Pope John XXIII named him Apostolic Nuncio to Ecuador.[3]
On 23 October 1965, he was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Uruguay by Pope Paul VI.[4]
On 23 April 1969, he was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Lebanon.[5] To that was added the responsibilities of the Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Kuwait on 7 July 1969;[6] he was the first to head that nunciature. He was replaced in Kuwait by Jean Rupp on 4 March 1975.[7]
His service as nuncio ended when he was appointed Vice President of the Pontifical Council Cor Unum by Pope John Paul II on 6 November 1978.[8] He retired from the Council upon the appointment of his successor, Alois Wagner, on 10 December 1981.[9]
He died on 26 March 2000.[10]
References
- ^ a b c Visentin, Angelo (2010). "I dieci anni scomparsa di Mons. Bruniera" (PDF). Seminario Treviso (in Italian). L (4). Retrieved 25 January 2020.
- ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. XLVII. 1955. p. 159. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LI. 1959. p. 659. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LVII. 1965. p. 1023.
- ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXI. 1969. p. 352.
- ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXI. 1969. p. 552.
- ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXVII. 1975. p. 386. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
- ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXX. 1978. p. 1001. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
- ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXXIV. 1982. p. 76. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
- ^ "Evénements - Hiérarchie: Décès". La Croix (in French). 10 April 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
External links
- Catholic Hierarchy: Archbishop Alfredo Bruniera [self-published]
