VATICAN CITY, January 26, 2010 ( CISA) -Pope Benedict XVI has appointed Msgr. Piero Pioppo, nunciature counsellor and prelate of the Institute for the Works of Religion (IOR), as apostolic nuncio to Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea. At the same time, he elevated him to the dignity of archbishop according to the Holy See Press Office.
Archbishop Pioppo, 49, is a native of Savona, Italy. He was ordained a priest in 1985.
With a licentiate in dogmatic theology, he entered the Holy See's diplomatic service in 1993 and has worked in the papal representation in Korea and Chile, as well as in the General Affairs Section of the State Secretariat.
He was appointed prelate of the Institute for the Works of Religion in 2006.
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